Methods and materials for genetic analysis of tumors

ABSTRACT

This invention relates generally to methods and materials for rapid detection of mutations for tumor genotyping.

CROSS REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATION

This application claims priority from U.S. Provisional Application Ser. No. 61/172,342, filed on Apr. 24, 2009, which is incorporated herein by reference in its entirety.

TECHNICAL FIELD

The invention relates to methods and materials for rapid detection of mutations for tumor genotyping.

BACKGROUND

The clinical management of cancer patients has traditionally relied on chemotherapeutic choices that are mostly dictated by pathologic tumor histology and organ of origin. In recent years, major efforts to define the molecular causes of cancer have revealed a wide number of genetic aberrations (Davies et al. (2005) Cancer Res 65, 7591-7595; Ding et al. (2008) Nature 455, 1069-1075; Greenman et al. (2007) Nature 446, 153-158; Rikova et al. (2007) Cell 131, 1190-1203; Sjoblom et al. (2006) Science 314, 268-274; Stephens et al. (2005) Nat Genet, 37 590-592; Thomas et al. (2007) Nat Genet 39, 347-351; Wood et al. (2007) Science 318, 1108-1113). A small subset of these defects, usually referred to as “drivers,” is frequently present across cancer types and appears to be essential for oncogenesis and tumor progression (Greenman et al. (2007) Nature 446, 153-158). A new generation of drugs has been developed to selectively target such cancer-promoting pathways (Druker et al. (2001) N Engl J Med 344, 1031-1037; Hanahan and Weinberg (2000) Cell, 100, 57-70; Weinstein, 2000) and hence, treatment dictated by genetic markers is starting to complement the more conventional therapeutic approaches.

SUMMARY

The present invention is based, at least in part, on the discovery of a robust and highly sensitive tumor genotyping assay for real-time testing of tumors.

In one aspect, the invention features methods of providing a genetic profile of a tumor (e.g., a tumor cell from a lung, breast, colorectal, head and neck, or ovarian tumor, or any solid tumor or hematopoietic malignancy), the method comprising providing a sample comprising genomic DNA from a tumor cell and simultaneously determining the identity of one or more alleles listed in Table 3B for each of EGFR and KRAS plus one or more alleles from one or more of AKT1, APC, BRAF, CTNNB1, FLT3, IDH1, JAK2, KIT, MAP2K1, NOTCH1, NRAS, PIK3CA, PTEN, and TP53 in the genomic DNA, wherein the method comprises determining the identity of each allele using a single base extension reaction, thereby providing a genetic profile of the tumor.

In one embodiment, the methods described herein wherein the tumor cell is in a formalin-fixed paraffin-embedded biopsy sample.

In one embodiment, the methods described herein comprise determining the identity of about 6 to 9 alleles in a single reaction.

In one embodiment, the methods described herein comprise determining the identity of all alleles listed in Table 3B.

In one embodiment, the methods described herein comprise performing a plurality of reactions as set forth in Tables 8A and 8B.

In another aspect, the invention features methods of selecting an appropriate chemotherapy for a subject with cancer (e.g., lung cancer, breast cancer, colorectal cancer, head and neck cancer, ovarian cancer, any solid tumor or hematopoietic malignancy), the method comprising providing a sample comprising genomic DNA from a tumor cell from the subject; simultaneously determining the identity of one or more alleles listed in Table 3B for each of EGFR and KRAS plus one or more alleles from one or more of AKT1, APC, BRAF, CTNNB1, FLT3, IDH1, JAK2, KIT, MAP2K1, NOTCH1, NRAS, PIK3CA, PTEN, and TP53 in the genomic DNA, wherein the method comprises determining the identity of each allele using a single base extension reaction, to provide a genetic profile of the tumor; and selecting an appropriate chemotherapy based on the genetic profile of the tumor.

In one embodiment, if an EGFR 2369C>T, KRAS 34G>T, KRAS 34G>C, KRAS 34G>A, KRAS 35G>T, KRAS 35G>C, KRAS 35G>A, KRAS 37G>T, KRAS 37G>C, KRAS 37G>A, KRAS 38G>T, KRAS 38G>C, or KRAS 38G>A mutation is present, then a therapy comprising an EGFR inhibitor is not selected.

In one embodiment, the methods described herein comprise determining the identity of about 6 to 9 alleles in a single reaction.

In one embodiment, the methods described herein comprise determining the identity of all alleles listed in Table 3B.

In one embodiment, the methods described herein comprise performing a plurality of reactions as set forth in Tables 8A and 8B.

In one embodiment, the methods further comprise administering the selected chemotherapy (e.g., erlotinib or gefitinib) to the subject.

In one aspect, the invention features methods of determining a prognosis for a subject diagnosed with cancer (e.g., lung cancer, breast cancer, colorectal cancer, head and neck cancer, ovarian cancer, any solid tumor or hematopoietic malignancy), the method comprising providing a sample comprising genomic DNA from a tumor cell from the subject; simultaneously determining the identity of one or more alleles listed in Table 3B for each of EGFR and KRAS plus one or more alleles from one or more of AKT1, APC, BRAF, CTNNB1, FLT3, IDH1, JAK2, KIT, MAP2K1, NOTCH1, NRAS, PIK3CA, PTEN, and TP53 in the genomic DNA, wherein the method comprises determining the identity of each allele using a single base extension reaction, to provide a genetic profile of the tumor; and determining a prognosis for the subject based on the genetic profile of the tumor.

In one embodiment, the subject has a plurality of tumors and the method comprises determining the genetic profile of more than one tumor in the subject, wherein the presence of an identical profile in each tumor indicates that the cancer is metastatic (i.e., poor prognosis), and the presence of a different profile in each tumor indicates that the cancer is not metastatic (i.e., better prognosis). Further, a FTL3 2503G>T mutation indicates a poor prognosis in acute myeloid leukemia. All IDH1 mutations indicate better prognosis in glioblastoma.

In one embodiment, the methods described herein comprise determining the identity of about 6 to 9 alleles in a single reaction.

In one embodiment, the methods described herein comprise determining the identity of all alleles listed in Table 3B.

In one embodiment, the methods described herein comprise performing a plurality of reactions as set forth in Tables 8A and 8B.

In another aspect, the invention features kits comprising the primers listed in Table 7. In one embodiment, the primers are provided in a container in the combinations as listed in Tables 8A and 8B.

The term “single reaction” as used herein refers to a reaction occurring in a vessel, e.g., tube, well, area on an array, or other container, suitable for the purpose.

As used herein, an “allele” is one of a pair or series of genetic variants of a polymorphism at a specific genomic location. A “cancer susceptibility allele” is an allele that is associated with increased susceptibility of developing cancer.

As used herein, a “haplotype” is one or a set of signature genetic changes (polymorphisms) that are normally grouped closely together on the DNA strand, and are usually inherited as a group; the polymorphisms are also referred to herein as “markers.” A “haplotype” as used herein is information regarding the presence or absence of one or more genetic markers in a given chromosomal region in a subject. A haplotype can consist of a variety of genetic markers, including indels (insertions or deletions of the DNA at particular locations on the chromosome); single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) in which a particular nucleotide is changed; microsatellites; and minisatellites.

The term “chromosome” as used herein refers to a gene carrier of a cell that is derived from chromatin and comprises DNA and protein components (e.g., histones). The conventional internationally recognized individual human genome chromosome numbering identification system is employed herein.

The term “gene” refers to a DNA sequence in a chromosome that codes for a product (either RNA or its translation product, a polypeptide). A gene contains a coding region and includes regions preceding and following the coding region (termed respectively “leader” and “trailer”). The coding region is comprised of a plurality of coding segments (“exons”) and intervening sequences (“introns”) between individual coding segments.

The term “probe” refers to an oligonucleotide. A probe can be single stranded at the time of hybridization to a target. As used herein, probes include primers, i.e., oligonucleotides that can be used to prime a reaction, e.g., a PCR reaction.

Unless otherwise defined, all technical terms used herein have the same meaning as commonly understood by one of ordinary skill in the art to which this invention belongs. Methods and materials are described herein for use in the present invention; other, suitable methods and materials known in the art can also be used. The materials, methods, and examples are illustrative only and not intended to be limiting. All publications, patent applications, patents, and other references mentioned herein are incorporated by reference in their entirety. In case of conflict, the present specification, including definitions, will control.

Other features and advantages of the invention will be apparent from the following detailed description and figure, and from the claims.

DESCRIPTION OF DRAWINGS

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FIG. 1A is a schematic representation of one embodiment of the present method of tumor genotyping. In this embodiment, the method consists of a multiplexed PCR step, followed by a single-base extension sequencing reaction, in which allele-specific probes interrogate loci of interest and are fluorescently labeled using dideoxynucleotides. These probes are designed to have different sizes and are subsequently resolved by electrophoresis and analyzed by an automated DNA sequencer. Thus, the identity of each locus is given by the position of its corresponding fluorescent peak in the spectrum, which is dictated by the length of the extension primer.

FIG. 1B is a detailed view of the single-base extension reaction. The identity of the nucleotide(s) present at each locus is given by two parameters: the molecular weight and the color of the fluorescently-labeled ddNTPs added to the allele specific probes during the extension step. Thus, mutant and wild-type alleles can be distinguished based on the slightly different positions and on the distinct colors of their corresponding peaks. These two factors are used to establish the bins used for automatic data analysis.

FIGS. 2A and 2B are each panels of five chromatograms from two representative assays. The section on the left represents the multiplexed panel containing the assay of interest; the middle section is a magnified image of the assay being tested and includes the bins used for automatic allele calling; and the section on the right represents traditional Sanger sequencing analysis of the same samples. In both cases, the top panel shows genotyping data obtained for normal male genomic DNA (Promega, Madison, Wis.). In the panels underneath, DNA derived from cancer cell lines harboring specific mutations was serially diluted against the wild-type genomic DNA (Promega), as specified by the percentage values on the left. Mutant alleles are indicated by arrows, and background signals are marked with asterisks. (A) The A427 lung carcinoma cell line was used to detect the KRAS G12D mutation (nucleotide change 35G>A). Sensitivity was ˜3% and the panel includes the following assays: (1) KRAS 35; (2) EGFR 2236_(—)50del R; (3) PTEN 517; (4) TP53 733; (5) FLT3 2503; (6) PIK3CA 3139; (7) NOTCH1 4724; and (8) NOTCH1 4802. (B) The NCI-H1975 lung adenocarcinoma cell line was used to identify the EGFR T790M mutation (nucleotide change 2369C>T). Assay sensitivity was ˜3% and the panel tests for: (1) KRAS 34; (2) EGFR 2235_(—)49del F; (3) EGFR 2369; (4) NRAS 181 (5) PIK3CA 1633; (6) CTNNB1 94; and (7) CTNNB1 121. As can be appreciated in the middle section, decreasing levels of “green” mutant signal (arrows), absent from wild-type DNA (top panel), can be easily distinguished from the nearby “red” background peak (asterisk), which is also found in the assay run on the normal control (top panel). Of note, the EGFR c.2369C assay was designed in the reverse orientation, thus the observed alleles are G (blue) for the wild-type and A (green) for the mutant. An in-depth view of sensitivity assessment for these two assays is illustrated in FIG. 7.

FIGS. 3A and 3B are two bar graphs showing the distribution of somatic mutations in primary human cancers. Mutational profiling of 250 cancer specimens is depicted across tumor types according to: (A) their mutational status and (B) the mutation frequency of individual genes.

FIGS. 4A-C are each three chromatogram profiles of primary tumors and matching normal tissue demonstrating assay specificity. Shown here are three examples of genotyping data obtained using total nucleic acid extracted from normal (top) and tumor (middle) FFPE tissue from the same individual, and a no-DNA negative control (bottom). Of note, the mutant allele (arrow) is only found in the tumor (middle panel). (A) Detection of the EGFR L858R (c.2573T>G) mutation in a case of lung adenocarcinoma. Assays: (1) EGFR 2236_(—)50del F; (2) EGFR 2573; (3) CTNNB1 133; (4) PIK3CA 1624; and (5) NRAS 35. (B) Identification of the KRAS G12V (c.35G>T) mutation in a pancreatic adenocarcinoma. Assays: (1) KRAS 35; (2) EGFR 2236_(—)50del R; (3) PTEN 517; (4) TP53 733; (5) FLT3 2503; (6) PIK3CA 3139; (7) NOTCH1 4724; and (8) NOTCH1 4802. (C) Detection of the BRAF V600E (c.1799T>A) mutation in melanoma. Assays: (1) EGFR 2235_(—)49del R; (2) NRAS 38; (3) BRAF 1799; (4) NRAS 182; (5) PIK3CA 263; (6) TP53 742; (7) CTNNB1 95; and (8) CTNNB1 122.

FIGS. 5A and 5B are each eight chromatograms showing representative spectra of the 58 SNAPSHOT® assays from (A) 20 ng of commercially available high-quality genomic DNA (Promega) and (B) 60 ng of total nucleic acid extracted from FFPE primary tumor tissue. Assays: I. (1) KRAS 34; (2) EGFR 2235_(—)49del F; (3) EGFR 2369; (4) NRAS 181; (5PIK3CA 1633; (6) CTNNB1 94; and (7) CTNNB1 121. II. (1) EGFR 2235_(—)49del R; (2) NRAS 38; (3) BRAF 1799; (4) NRAS 182; (5) PIK3CA 263; (6) TP53 742; (7) CTNNB1 95; and (8) CTNNB1 122. III. (1) EGFR 2236_(—)50del F; (2) EGFR 2573; (3) CTNNB1 133; (4) PIK3CA 1624; and (5) NRAS 35. IV. (1) KRAS 35; (2) EGFR 2236_(—)50del R; (3) PTEN 517; (4) TP53 733; (5) FLT3 2503; (6) PIK3CA 3139; (7) NOTCH1 4724; and (8) NOTCH1 4802. V. (1) CTNNB1 110; (2) KRAS 38; (3) CTNNB1 134; (4) TP53 743; (5) TP53 817; and (6) APC 4666_(—)67insA. VI. (1) CTNNB1 98; (2) KRAS 37; (3) EGFR 2155; (4) KIT 2447; (5) PIK3CA 3145; (6) PIK3CA 1637; (7) APC 4012; and (8) TP53 818. VII. (1) PIK3CA 3140; (2) CTNNB1 101; (3) JAK2 1849; (4) BRAF 1798; (5) NRAS 37; (6) PIK3CA 1636; (7) APC 4348; and (8) APC 3340. VIII. (1) NRAS 34; (2) PTEN 388; (3) CTNNB1 109; (4) PTEN 697; (5) PTEN 800delA; (6) NRAS 183; (7) TP53 524; and (8) TP53 916.

FIGS. 6A and 6B are a table (A) and a bar graph (B) showing the sensitivity of the assay, which is on average 4.64%. A few examples of assay sensitivity are presented in FIGS. 2 and 8. A detailed illustration of data collection and the calculations involved in sensitivity assessment can be found in FIG. 7.

FIGS. 7A and 7B show chromatograms and tables of the sensitivity assessment illustrated in FIG. 2. The section on the left represents the assay being tested, with the sizes of wild-type and mutant alleles indicated on the left (f.u.=fluorescence units). Arrows in the high-power images in the middle section point to the background noise within the mutant bin in the genomic DNA sample (top) and to the mutant allele in the 3% dilution of the mutant sample (bottom). The top table depicts the levels of genomic (wild-type) and cell line (mutant) DNA within each sample, and the percentage of mutant allele obtained for each assay, calculated as a ratio of fluorescent peak heights [mutant*100/(wild type+mutant)]. The bottom table illustrates the calculations that selected the sample used to determine the sensitivity. Sensitivity of an assay was established as the lowest percentage of mutation in the test sample (arrow at the top table) yielding a mutant allele peak that was >3 times the background noise in the wild type sample (arrow at the bottom table). (A) The sensitivity of the KRAS G12D (c.35G>A) assay is 3.0%, which was determined using the sample with 3% of A427 cell line DNA. (B) The sensitivity of the EGFR T790M (c.2369C>T) SNAPSHOT® assay is 3.2%, which was established using the sample containing 3% of NCI-H1975 cell line DNA.

FIG. 8 is a series of chromatograms showing sensitivity testing using cancer cell line DNA. The NCI-H1975 lung adenocarcinoma cell line was used to identify the EGFR L858R (c.2573T>G) mutation. Sensitivity was 5%. Assays: (1) EGFR 2236_(—)50del F; (2) EGFR 2573; (3) CTNNB1 133; (4) PIK3CA 1624; and (5) NRAS 35.

FIGS. 9A and 9B are each three chromatograms validating the assay using synthetic oligonucleotides. Synthetic DNA primers designed to harbor specific mutations (Table 10) were used to validate the assays for absent primary tumor or cell line controls. Both cases illustrate the genotyping results obtained using wild-type genomic DNA (Promega) (top), 3 pmol of synthetic oligonucleotide added to wild-type genomic DNA (middle), and a no-DNA control (bottom). (A)The A.ctrl_CTNNB1_(—)110C>G control primer was used to identify the CTNNB1S37C (c.110C>G) mutation. Assays: (1) CTNNB1 110; (2) KRAS 38; (3) CTNNB1 134; (4) TP53 743; (5) TP53 817; and (6) APC 4666_(—)67insA. (B) The A.ctrl_PTEN_(—)388C>T control primer was used to detect the PTENR130X (c.388C>T) mutation. Assays: (1) NRAS 34; (2) PTEN 388; (3) CTNNB1 109; (4) PTEN 697; (5) PTEN 800delA; (6) NRAS 183; (7) TP53 524; and (8) TP53 916.

FIGS. 10A and 10B are each a series of chromatograms illustrating examples of rare mutations detected by SNAPSHOT® genotyping. (A) Co-occurrence of the KRASG12V (c.35G>T) (upper) and PIK3CAE545K (1633G>A) (lower) mutations in a case of breast lobular carcinoma. Both images show genotyping data obtained using total nucleic acid extracted from normal (top) and tumor (middle) FFPE tissue from the same individual, and a no-DNA negative control (bottom). Upper image assays: (1) KRAS 35; (2) EGFR 2236_(—)50del R; (3) PTEN 517; (4) TP53 733; (5) FLT3 2503; (6) PIK3CA 3139; (7) NOTCH1 4724; and (8) NOTCH1 4802. Lower image assays: (1) KRAS 34; (2) EGFR 2235_(—)49del F; (3) EGFR 2369; (4) NRAS 181; (5) PIK3CA 1633; (6) CTNNB1 94; and (7) CTNNB1 121. (B) Co-occurrence of the CTNNB1S37F (c.110C>T) (upper) and EGFRE746_A750de1 (c.2235_(—)2249del15) (lower) mutations in a case of fetal lung adenocarcinoma. Both images show the results obtained using wild type genomic DNA (Promega) (top), total nucleic acid extracted from FFPE primary tumor tissue (middle), and a no-DNA negative control (bottom). Upper image assays: (1) CTNNB1 110; (2) KRAS 38; (3) CTNNB1 134; (4) TP53 743; (5) TP53 817; and (6) APC 4666_(—)67insA Lower image assays: (1) KRAS 34; (2) EGFR 2235_(—)49del F; (3) EGFR 2369; (4) NRAS 181; (5) PIK3CA 1633; (6) CTNNB1 94; and (7) CTNNB1 121.

FIGS. 11A and 11B are a series of two tables and a bar graph showing classes of mutations found in primary tumors (A) across tumor types and (B) correlation with smoking history.

FIGS. 12A-C are panels of chromatograms showing that targeted mutational profiling impacts clinical management. Genomic DNA or total nucleic acid extracted from normal (top) and tumor (middle) FFPE tissue from the same patient was run in parallel with a no-DNA negative control (bottom). (A) Identification of the PIK3CAH1047L (c.3140A>T) mutation in breast cancer. Of note, the PIK3CA c.3140A assay was designed in the reverse orientation, thus the observed alleles are T (red) for the wild-type and A (green) for the mutant. Assays: (1) PIK3CA 3140; (2) CTNNB1 101; (3) JAK2 1849; (4) BRAF 1798; (5) NRAS 37; (6) PIK3CA 1636; (7) APC 4348; and (8) APC 3340. (B)Detection of three mutations in a case of lung adenocarcinoma: EGFRE746_A750del (c.2235_(—)2249del15) and EGFRT790M (c.2369C>T) (upper) and TP53R175H (c.524G>A) (lower). Upper image assays: (1) KRAS 34; (2) EGFR 2235_(—)49del F; (3) EGFR 2369; (4) NRAS 181; (5) PIK3CA 1633; (6) CTNNB1 94; and (7) CTNNB1 121. Lower image assays: (1) NRAS 34; (2) PTEN 388; (3) CTNNB1 109; (4) PTEN 697; (5) PTEN 800delA; (6) NRAS 183; (7) TP53 524; and (8) TP53 916. (C) Distinct genotypes found in two tumor masses resected from a lung adenocarcinoma patient. Identification of the KRASG12C (c.34G>T) mutation in the right lung resection (upper), and the KRASG12A (c.35G>C) mutation in the left lung resection (lower). Of note, the proportion of tumor vs. normal cells was different in the two specimens (75% of tumor in the right lung resection and 30-40% of tumor in the left lung resection), which partly explains the distinct mutant vs. wild-type allele ratios observed in the two samples. Upper image assays: (1) KRAS 34; (2) EGFR 2235_(—)49del F; (3) EGFR 2369; (4) NRAS 181; (5) PIK3CA 1633; (6) CTNNB1 94; and (7) CTNNB1 121. Lower image assays: (1) KRAS 35; (2) EGFR 2236_(—)50del R; (3) PTEN 517; (4) TP53 733; (5) FLT3 2503; (6) PIK3CA 3139; (7) NOTCH1 4724; and (8) NOTCH1 4802.

FIGS. 13A and 13B are a series of chromatograms comparing the present methods and Sequenom MassARRAY genotyping methods. Wild-type genomic DNA (top) and total nucleic acid extracted from an FFPE lung adenocarcinoma specimen harboring the KRAS G12D mutation (bottom) were analyzed using SNAPSHOT® and Sequenom MassARRAY. The arrow marks the mutant allele. Three assays are depicted for each method. (A) SNAPSHOT® platform: automatic allele calling is based on a pre-established binning system that incorporates two sources of information: molecular weight (of the extension product) and color (of the fluorescently-labeled dideoxynocleotide that is added onto each extension probe during the single base extension reaction). Assays: (1) KRAS 35; (2) EGFR 2236_(—)50del R; and (3) PTEN 517. (B) Sequenom MassARRAY method: allele calling is based on the distinct molecular weights of each extension product. In addition to the wild-type (w) and three potential mutant (m) signals, the spectral output of each Sequenom MassARRAY assay will also include a peak corresponding to the remaining unextended primer (u). Assays: (1) KRAS 35; (2) EGFR 2235_(—)2249del R; and (3) EGFR 2236_(—)50del F. The baseline background noise for the Sequenom MassARRAY was higher than with SNAPSHOT®. Of note, to test one sample with the SNAPSHOT® assay presented in this study, eight multiplexed panels, one chemistry, and one extension reaction mix were used. The protocol designed by Sequenom scientists to test the same loci included: 14 multiplexed panels, two chemistries (IPLEX and hME), and four distinct extension reaction mixes, which would have been more labor intensive, more expensive, and would require ˜75% more tumor tissue than the methods described herein.

FIG. 14 shows the coding sequences (nucleic acid and corresponding amino acid) for AKT1, APC, BRAF, CTNNB1, EGFR, FLT3, IDH1, JAK2, KIT, KRAS, MAP2K1, NOTCH1, NRAS, PIK3CA, PTEN, and TP53.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION

The methods and materials described herein are based, at least in part, on the development of a robust and highly sensitive tumor genotyping assay for real-time testing of tumors, which can assist physicians in directing their cancer patients to the most appropriate targeted therapies.

While the clinical benefit observed with some targeted agents is encouraging, it is clear that for such strategies to be successful, it is necessary to identify the patient population carrying the genetic abnormalities targeted by each drug (McDermott et al. (2007) Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 104, 19936-19941; Sos et al. (2009) J Clin Invest 119, 1727-1740). In advanced non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC), activating mutations in the region encoding the kinase domain of the epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) gene predict tumor sensitivity to the tyrosine kinase inhibitors (TKI) erlotinib and gefitinib (Lynch et al. (2004) N Engl J Med 350, 2129-2139; Paez et al. (2004) Science 304, 1497-1500; Pao et al. (2004) Proc Natl Acad Sci USA 101, 13306-13311; Sordella et al. (2004) Science 305, 1163-1167). Since NSCLC patients harboring EGFR mutations benefit from these specific inhibitors in the first-line setting compared to standard chemotherapy (Mok et al. (2009) N Engl J Med 361, 947-957), and only a small fraction of NSCLCs harbor these mutations, prospective screening for EGFR mutations at the time of diagnosis is becoming common practice (Sharma et al. (2007) Nat Rev Cancer 7, 169-181). Equally important is the identification of mutations that render tumors resistant to therapy. Activating mutations in KRAS predict resistance to EGFR TKI treatment in NSCLC (Pao et al. (2005b) PLoS Med 2, e17). In metastatic colorectal cancer, mutations in KRAS, BRAF, and PIK3CA are associated with resistance to treatment with monoclonal antibodies cetuximab and panitumumab, which target the extracellular domain of EGFR (Di Nicolantonio et al. (2008) J Clin Oncol 26, 5705-5712; Lievre et al. (2006) Cancer Res 66, 3992-3995; Sartore-Bianchi et al. (2009) Cancer Res, 69, 1851-1857). Similarly in breast cancer, oncogenic mutations in PIK3CA or low levels of PTEN expression may confer resistance to treatment with trastuzumab, a monoclonal antibody that targets the HER2/NEU receptor (Berns et al. (2007) Cancer Cell 12, 395-402).

Pharmacogenomics is the branch of pharmacology that deals with the influence of genetic variation on drug response in patients by correlating gene expression or single-nucleotide polymorphisms with a drug's efficacy or toxicity. As the repertoire of selective therapeutic compounds continues to expand, the need to evaluate larger numbers of genetic mutations is a major challenge (Chin and Gray (2008) Nature 452, 553-563). Pharmacogenomics aims to develop rational means to optimize drug therapy, with respect to a subject's genotype, to ensure maximum efficacy with minimal adverse effects. Such approaches promise the advent of “personalized medicine,” in which drugs and drug combinations are optimized for an individual's unique genetic makeup.

In addition to the dilemma of selecting the most relevant abnormalities, the tissue samples themselves pose many obstacles, including minute specimens derived from small core biopsies, poor quality fragmented nucleic acid due to formalin fixation and paraffin embedding (FFPE) required for histology-based diagnosis (Srinivasan et al. (2002) Am J Pathol 161, 1961-1971), and heterogeneous tumor samples comprised of normal tissue and cancerous cells which dilute the mutant alleles of interest. Thus, a clinical assay should: (1) be multiplexed, to maximize information retrieval from limited tissue; (2) perform well with FFPE-derived material; and (3) be very sensitive to detect low-level mutations. Additionally, the turn-around-time for the entire specimen processing and mutation detection platform should be fast, in order to integrate into the rapid pace of clinical decision making and impact patient management.

Provided herein are methods for providing a genetic profile of a tumor. The present disclosure also describes predictive biomarkers (SNP alleles) to classify a tumor, e.g., as resistant or sensitive to a chemotherapeutic drug. The tumor can be from a subject, e.g., a human or animal, such as laboratory animals, e.g., mice, rats, rabbits, or monkeys, or domesticated and farm animals, e.g., cats, dogs, goats, sheep, pigs, cows, horses, and birds.

The biomarkers and methods are also useful in selecting appropriate therapeutic modalities for subjects with certain conditions, e.g., cancer, e.g., lung cancer, breast cancer, colon cancer, pancreatic cancer, renal cancer, stomach cancer, liver cancer, bone cancer, leukemia, lymphoma, multiple myeloma, hematological cancer, neural tissue cancer, melanoma, thyroid cancer, ovarian cancer, testicular cancer, prostate cancer, cervical cancer, vaginal cancer, or bladder cancer. A subject with cancer can be identified using methods known in the art, e.g., based on detection of a tumor or neoplasm, or on the presence of one or more symptoms of the condition. Symptoms of cancer vary greatly and are well-known to those of skill in the art and include, without limitation, breast lumps, nipple changes, breast cysts, breast pain, weight loss, weakness, excessive fatigue, difficulty eating, loss of appetite, chronic cough, worsening breathlessness, coughing up blood, blood in the urine, blood in stool, nausea, vomiting, liver metastases, lung metastases, bone metastases, abdominal fullness, bloating, fluid in peritoneal cavity, vaginal bleeding, constipation, abdominal distension, perforation of colon, acute peritonitis (infection, fever, or pain), pain, vomiting blood, heavy sweating, fever, high blood pressure, anemia, diarrhea, jaundice, dizziness, chills, muscle spasms, colon metastases, lung metastases, bladder metastases, liver metastases, bone metastases, kidney metastases, pancreas metastases, difficulty swallowing, and the like.

Furthermore, after performing any of the methods for characterizing the drug sensitivity of a tumor, the tumor can be subjected to any of a variety of chemotherapeutic drugs, e.g., any of those described above. It is understood that such therapies would be administered to a tumor that had been found by such a method to have an increased sensitivity to the therapy.

Single Nucleotide Polymorphisms and Sensitivity to Drug Therapy

A SNP occurs at a polymorphic site occupied by a single nucleotide, which is the site of variation between allelic sequences. The site is usually preceded by and followed by highly conserved sequences of the allele (e.g., sequences that vary in less than 1/100 or 1/1000 members of the populations). A SNP usually arises due to substitution of one nucleotide for another at the polymorphic site. A transition is the replacement of one purine by another purine or one pyrimidine by another pyrimidine. A transversion is the replacement of a purine by a pyrimidine or vice versa. Single nucleotide polymorphisms can also arise from a deletion of a nucleotide or an insertion of a nucleotide relative to a reference allele. Typically the polymorphic site is occupied by a base other than the reference base. For example, where the reference allele contains the base “T” at the polymorphic site, the altered allele can contain a “C”, “G” or “A” at the polymorphic site.

A series of SNP alleles have been identified that are associated with cancers (Tables 3A and 3B). Thus, the presence of one or more of these SNP alleles can be used to provide a genetic profile of a tumor and characterize the drug sensitivity of the tumor. The SNP genotypes (identified by their SNP site) are depicted in Tables 3A and 3B. Further information on the SNPs can be obtained from, for example, the COSMIC/Sanger Institute database that is accessible via the Internet.

In some embodiments, the allele(s) of at least one (e.g., at least two, at least three, at least four, at least five, at least six, at least seven, at least eight, at least nine, at least 10, at least 11, at least 12, at least 13, at least 14, at least 15, at least 20, at least 30, at least 40, at least 50, at least 80, at least 100, at least 120, or at least 140) of the SNP sites depicted in Table 3B can be determined and/or used to characterize the drug sensitivity of the tumor.

Methods for detecting the presence of a SNP are known in the art and include, for example, those set forth in the accompanying Examples. The methods of detecting a SNP can be performed in formats that allow for rapid preparation, processing, and analysis of multiple samples (see below). The methods will be described primarily with SNAPSHOT®, although it will be understood by skilled practitioners that they may be adapted for use with other platforms, which may include standard Sanger sequencing, Sequenom MassARRAY, SNPStream and SNPlex technologies, among others. Further, a variety of reporter molecules can be used to determine the identity of an allele. For example, rather than fluorescent dideoxynucleotides, the single base extension reaction can be performed with oligonucleotides labeled with quantum dots; see, e.g., Sapsford et al. (2006) Sensors 6, 925-953. Alternatively, SNP detection can be performed by analysis of the molecular weight of the extension products using MALDI-TOFF mass spectrometry (Tang et al. (1999) Proc Natl Acad Sci USA 96:10016-20).

Samples and Sample Collection

Suitable biological samples for the methods described herein include any biological fluid, cell, tissue, or fraction thereof, which includes analyte biomolecules of interest such as nucleic acid (e.g., DNA). A biological sample can be, for example, a specimen obtained from a human subject or can be derived from such a subject. For example, a sample can be a tissue section obtained by biopsy, or cells that are placed in or adapted to tissue culture. A biological sample can also be a biological fluid such as urine, blood, plasma, serum, saliva, semen, sputum, cerebral spinal fluid, tears, or mucus, or such a sample absorbed onto a paper or polymer substrate. A biological sample can be further fractionated, if desired, to a fraction containing particular cell types. For example, a blood sample can be fractionated into serum or into fractions containing particular types of blood cells such as red blood cells or white blood cells (leukocytes). If desired, a sample can be a combination of samples from a subject such as a combination of a tissue and fluid sample.

The biological samples can be obtained from a subject, e.g., a subject having a tumor. Any suitable methods for obtaining the biological samples can be employed, although exemplary methods include, e.g., phlebotomy, swab (e.g., buccal swab), or fine needle aspirate biopsy procedure. Non-limiting examples of tissues susceptible to fine needle aspiration include lymph node, lung, thyroid, breast, and liver. Samples can also be collected, e.g., by microdissection (e.g., laser capture microdissection (LCM) or laser microdissection (LMD)), bladder wash, smear (PAP smear), or ductal lavage.

Methods for obtaining and/or storing samples that preserve the activity or integrity of molecules (e.g., nucleic acids) in the sample are well known to those skilled in the art. For example, a biological sample can be further contacted with one or more additional agents such as appropriate buffers and/or inhibitors, including nuclease inhibitors, which preserve or minimize changes in the molecules (e.g., nucleic acids) in the sample. Such inhibitors include, for example, chelators such as ethylenediamine tetraacetic acid (EDTA) and ethylene glycol bis(P-aminoethyl ether) N,N,N1,N1-tetraacetic acid (EGTA). Appropriate buffers and conditions for isolating molecules are well known to those skilled in the art and can be varied depending, for example, on the type of molecule in the sample to be characterized (see, for example, Ausubel et al., Current Protocols in Molecular Biology (Supplement 47), John Wiley & Sons, New York (1999); Harlow and Lane, Antibodies: A Laboratory Manual (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Press (1988); Harlow and Lane, Using Antibodies: A Laboratory Manual, Cold Spring Harbor Press (1999); Tietz, Textbook of Clinical Chemistry, 3rd ed. Burtis and Ashwood, eds. W.B. Saunders, Philadelphia, (1999)). A sample also can be processed to eliminate or minimize the presence of interfering substances. For example, a biological sample can be fractionated or purified to remove one or more materials that are not of interest. Methods of fractionating or purifying a biological sample include, but are not limited to, chromatographic methods such as liquid chromatography, ion-exchange chromatography, size-exclusion chromatography, or affinity chromatography.

For use in the methods described herein, a sample can be in a variety of physical states. For example, a sample can be a liquid or solid, can be dissolved or suspended in a liquid, can be in an emulsion or gel, and can be absorbed onto a material.

Subjects of all ages can be affected by cancer. Therefore, a biological sample used in a methods described herein can be obtained from a subject (e.g., a human) of any age, including a child, an adolescent, or an adult, such as an adult having a tumor.

Applications

The methods and compositions described herein can be used to, e.g., (a) provide a genetic profile of a tumor and/or (b) characterize the drug sensitivity of a tumor. The profile can include information that indicates the presence or absence of one or more SNP genotypes depicted in Tables 3A and 3B.

The genetic profiles described herein can include information on the presence or absence of at least one or more (e.g., at least two or more, at least three or more, at least four or more, at least five or more, at least six or more, at least seven or more, at least eight or more, at least nine or more, at least 10 or more, at least 11 or more, at least 12 or more, at least 13 or more, at least 14 or more, at least 15 or more, at least 16 or more, at least 17 or more, at least 18 or more, at least 19 or more, at least 20 or more, at least 21 or more, at least 22, at least 24 or more, at least 30 or more, at least 40 or more, at least 50 or more, at least 80 or more, at least 100 or more, at least 120 or more, or at least 140 or more) SNP alleles depicted in Table 3B.

Grouping of multiple SNPs (e.g., 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 15, 20, 25, 30, 35, 40, 45, 50, 70, 100, 120, or 140 or more SNPs depicted in Table 3B) into sets or clusters can improve the sensitivity or specificity of the method. A group of SNPs comprising individual SNPs selected from each of the clusters can then be tested for predictive accuracy and the classifiers can be recalculated based on the group of SNPs.

After profiling and characterizing the drug sensitivity of a tumor, a medical practitioner (e.g., a physician) can select an appropriate therapeutic modality for the subject (e.g., chemotherapeutic drugs selected from the group consisting of erlotinib, gefitinib, cetuximab, panitumumab, cisplatin, carboplatin, procarbazine, mechlorethamine, cyclophosphamide, camptothecin, adriamycin, ifosfamide, melphalan, chlorambucil, bisulfan, nitrosurea, dactinomycin, daunorubicin, doxorubicin, bleomycin, plicomycin, mitomycin, etoposide, verampil, podophyllotoxin, tamoxifen, taxol, transplatinum, 5-flurouracil, vincristin, vinblastin, methotrexate, and an analog of any of the aforementioned. Selecting a therapy for a subject can be, e.g.: (i) writing a prescription for a medicament; (ii) giving (but not necessarily administering) a medicament to a subject (e.g., handing a sample of a prescription medication to a patient while the patient is at the physician's office); (iii) communication (verbal, written (other than a prescription), or electronic (email, post to a secure site)) to the patient of the suggested or recommended therapeutic modality (e.g., non-immunosuppresive therapy or immunosuppresive therapy); or (iv) identifying a suitable therapeutic modality for a subject and disseminating the information to other medical personnel, e.g., by way of patient record. The latter (iv) can be useful in a case where, e.g., more than one therapeutic agent are to be administered to a patient by different medical practitioners.

It is understood that genetic profile of a tumor can be in electronic form (e.g., an electronic patient record stored on a computer or other electronic (computer-readable) media such as a DVD, CD, or floppy disk) or written form.

In one embodiment, the genotyping platform consists of nine multiplexed reactions that query 73 commonly mutated loci (Table 3A) within 16 key cancer genes (FIG. 14). Since multiple nucleotide variants have been described at most of these sites, the test can detect over 120 previously described mutations (Table 3B).

In implementing this assay in a clinical setting, approximately two to three weeks are required from the time of test requisition until genotyping report finalization. This is referred to as a “real-time” assay, as oncologists ordering the test will have access to their patients' tumor mutational profiling data in time to influence clinical decision making. In these initial analyses, SNAPSHOT® results have substantially impacted therapeutic decisions. For lung cancer patients, detection of activating mutations in EGFR will identify patients most appropriate for first-line treatment with EGFR TKI therapy (Kobayashi et al. (2005) N Engl J Med 352, 786-792; Lynch et al. (2004) N Engl J Med 350, 2129-2139; Paez et al. (2004) Science 304, 1497-1500; Pao et al. (2004) Proc Natl Acad Sci USA 101, 13306-13311; Zhu et al. (2008) Cancer Lett 265, 307-317). Conversely, tumors harboring KRAS mutations are associated with lack of responsiveness to EGFR TKI treatment, and such patients are advised to pursue other therapeutic options (Pao et al. (2005b) PLoS Med 2, e17).

Kits

Also described herein are kits for use in the present methods. For example, the kit can include a set of primers for detecting mutations in a biological sample; and a standard. The primers can be packaged in a suitable container, and can be in suitable combinations, e.g., Tables 8A and 8B. The kit can further comprise instructions for using the kit in the present methods.

The kit can also include a buffering agent, a preservative, or a protein stabilizing agent. The kit can also include components necessary for detecting the detectable agent (e.g., an enzyme or a substrate). The kit can also contain a control sample or a series of control samples which can be assayed and compared to the test sample contained. Each component of the kit can be enclosed within an individual container and all of the various containers can be within a single package, along with instructions for interpreting the results of the assays performed using the kit.

Examples

The invention is further described in the following examples, which do not limit the scope of the invention described in the claims.

Specimen Collection

A total of 250 primary cancer samples spanning 26 human malignancies were tested, which included: lung cancer (n=87), breast cancer (n=33), colorectal cancer (n=30), pancreatic cancer (n=23), prostate cancer (n=20), melanoma (n=11), chronic myeloproliferative disease (n=10), cholangiocarcinoma (n=6), gastric cancer (n=4), ovarian cancer (n=3), salivary gland cancer (n=3), and thyroid cancer (n=3) among others. Sixty-two of these primary tumor samples were evaluated for official clinical testing, and included 52 lung adenocarcinomas, most of them small core biopsies with very limited tissue. For hematopoietic malignancies, spare DNA that had been previously extracted from patient blood for clinical testing was obtained from the Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) Molecular Diagnostics Laboratory. For solid tumors, formalin-fixed paraffin-embedded (FFPE) tumor blocks were obtained from MGH archives. Histological examination of hematoxylin and eosin-stained slides derived from FFPE samples was performed by a pathologist and assessed for the presence of a tumor. Available tumor tissue was manually macro-dissected from serial 5 μm unstained sections, or cored from the paraffin block using a 1.5 mm dermal punch. Total nucleic acid was extracted from FFPE material using a modified FormaPure System (Agencourt Bioscience Corporation, Beverly, Mass.) on a custom Beckman Coulter Biomek NXP workstation. Blood-derived DNA was extracted using the QIAamp Blood kit (QIAGEN Inc., Valencia, Calif.).

Assay Design and Validation

The COSMIC (Bamford et al. (2004) Br J Cancer 91, 355-358) database and PubMed was evaluated to select a panel of genes and loci previously reported to be frequently affected by somatic mutation in human cancer. Thirteen cancer genes were selected and 58 assays were designed to test for individual mutational events, which included: one insertion, three deletions and 52 substitutions (Tables 3A and 3B). Genomic position and sequencing information for all mutation sites were collected using the RefSeq gene sequences obtained using the human genome browser from the University of California Santa Cruz (UCSC), NCBI build 36.1. Primers for multiplexed PCR amplification were designed using Primer 3 software. Since FFPE tissue can be highly fragmented and of poor quality, design parameters restricted amplicon length to a maximum of 200 nt. All amplification primers (Table 7A) include a 10 nt long 5′ anchor tail (5′-ACGTTGGATG-3′) and the final PCR products range in length between 75 and 187 nt. The extension primer probes (Table 7B) were designed manually, according to the ABI PRISM SNAPSHOT® Multiplex Kit protocol recommendations (Life Technologies/Applied Biosystems, Foster City, Calif.) and using primer analysis tools available through the Primer 3 and Integrated DNA Technologies (IDT) web interfaces. Optimal conditions for multiplexed assays were determined empirically and are summarized in Table 8.

As part of the design rationale, assays covering four adjacent loci that are commonly mutated in the therapeutically relevant KRAS and NRAS oncogenes were included (nucleotide positions 34G, 35G, 37G and 38G were targeted for both genes). Due to the close proximity of these sites and to avoid compromising assay sensitivity due to primer competition, each nucleotide position was assayed in an independent panel. In addition, due to the extreme sequence similarity between KRAS and NRAS, to avoid non-specific results, the assays for these two genes were segregated into individual multiplexed reactions. Eight panels were populated with the 58 assays outlined in Table 3. Many of these genes and assays are clinically relevant. In addition, since the costs of running the assay (regarding tumor material and the actual price per assay) are mainly dictated by the number of panels, a set of common mutations affecting critical cancer genes for which a therapeutic agent is still currently unavailable was also included. The addition of these mutations is useful in a clinical setting, as they may correlate with a better or worse prognosis or to influence response to specific therapies, and thus contribute to better cancer care in the future.

In order to develop a robust assay for clinical tumor genotyping, several high-throughput platforms were evaluated for the ability to detect low-level mutations in DNA extracted from FFPE tissues. The SNAPSHOT® assay from Applied Biosystems consisting of a multiplexed PCR step followed by a single-base extension reaction that generates allele-specific fluorescently labeled probes (FIG. 1) was ultimately selected given its low background noise, high sensitivity, and good performance with FFPE-derived DNA in a multiplexed setting. Moreover, genetic analysis using the SNAPSHOT® methodology follows a simple workflow, with the only major instrumentation requirement being a capillary electrophoresis automated DNA sequencer. The SNAPSHOT® system is particularly attractive because virtually all clinical laboratories already have at least one of these sequencers, hence avoiding additional capital expenses and facilitating rapid implementation by clinical testing sites.

Assays were designed to detect recurrent mutations in some of the most important cancer genes, many of which activate cancer signaling pathways that are currently targeted by either FDA-approved therapies or by agents in advanced stages of clinical development (Table 1). The genotyping platform consists of eight multiplexed reactions that query 58 commonly mutated loci within 13 key cancer genes. Since multiple nucleotide variants have been described at most of these sites, the test can detect 120 previously described mutations (Table 3). The assay is focused predominantly on oncogenes because aberrantly activated oncogenes are preferential targets for pharmacologic inhibition, and gain-of-function mutations in oncogenes are usually limited to a small set of codons. Accordingly, the assay captures 94% to 99% of the mutation frequency described for the BRAF, KRAS, and JAK2 oncogenes, which are frequently mutated in a very few hotspots. Representative spectra of all eight SNAPSHOT® genotyping panels are depicted in FIG. 5, which illustrates the performance of the assay with both high-quality, commercially available genomic DNA (A) and total nucleic acid extracted from FFPE primary tumor tissue from patients (B).

Assay validation was carried out with control DNA harboring the mutations of interest, which included: primary tumor DNA, cancer cell line DNA, and custom-designed synthetic oligonucleotides (Table 3). All SNAPSHOT® assays identified the expected mutations. In addition, allele-specific assays that could be validated using genomic DNA were assessed for sensitivity, which ranged from 11.4% to 1.4% and was on average approximately 5% (FIG. 6), an improvement over direct sequencing that is reported to have a sensitivity of about 20% (Hughes et al. (2006) Blood 108, 28-37). Since allele-specific detection methods test a sequence change at one site, the sensitivity of each assay is not affected by the mechanism that caused the mutation (point mutation vs. insertion or deletion). The sensitivity data summarized in FIG. 6 includes 44 assays (39 point mutations and 5 deletions) and the average sensitivity for the deletions (4.69%) was very similar to the average sensitivity for all assays (4.64%).

As an example of validation and sensitivity testing, FIG. 2 illustrates an analysis for two clinically relevant mutations, KRAS G12D and EGFR T790M, both of which confer resistance to anti-EGFR therapy. In each case, sensitivity was determined using DNA from a cancer cell line harboring the mutation of interest, serially diluted with commercially available wild-type DNA. The A427 lung carcinoma cell line was used to detect the highly prevalent KRAS G12D mutation (FIG. 2A) (Bamford et al. (2004) Br J Cancer 91, 355-358) and the NCI-H1975 lung adenocarcinoma cell line was used to identify the EGFR T790M mutation (FIG. 2B), which represents the most commonly described mechanism of acquired resistance to EGFR TKIs in lung cancer (Ladanyi and Pao (2008) Mod Pathol 21 Suppl 2, S16-22; Pao et al. (2005a) PLoS Med 2, e73). In both instances, assay sensitivity was approximately 3% and data quality was very comparable to traditional Sanger sequencing analysis (panels on the right). A detailed illustration of the process used to calculate assay sensitivity for these two cases is shown in FIG. 7. Of note, the use of fluorescently labeled probes in the SNAPSHOT® assay enables allele recognition to be contingent on two parameters: slightly different masses and distinct color readouts. These features facilitate the ability to distinguish low-level mutations from background noise. Finally, while 75% of the assays (33 out of 44) shown in FIG. 6 were highly sensitive detecting levels of mutant allele of ≦5%, a mutant allele cutoff of 10% was typically used when analyzing samples of unknown genotype, which is a conservative value to confidently call a mutation (detailed scoring guidelines are provided herein). Additional sensitivity data and examples of assay validation using synthetic oligonucleotide probes are illustrated in FIGS. 8 and 9.

Tumor Genotyping

The Applied Biosystems (ABI) PRISM® SNAPSHOT® Multiplex system was originally developed to detect single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) (Lindblad-Toh et al. (2000) Nat Genet 24, 381-386) (FIG. 1). Multiplexed PCR was performed in a volume of 10 μl containing 0.5 units of Platinum Taq polymerase (Invitrogen, Carlsbad, Calif.), 30 nmol of MgCl₂, 3 nmol of dNTPs (Invitrogen, Carlsbad, Calif.), amplification primers (IDT, Coralville, Iowa) as specified in Table 8A, and ideally either 20 ng of genomic DNA or 60 ng of total nucleic acid. When the amount of tissue was limiting, multiplexed PCR was performed with as low as 5 ng of total nucleic acid. Thermocycling was performed at 95° C. for 8 min, followed by 45 cycles of 95° C. for 20 s, 58° C. for 30 s, and 72° C. for 1 min, and one last cycle of 72° C. for 3 min. Excess primers and unincorporated dNTPs were inactivated using 3.3 units of shrimp alkaline phosphatase (USB, Cleveland, Ohio) and 2.7 units of exonuclease I (USB, Cleveland, Ohio) for 60 min at 37° C., followed by 15 min at 75° C. for enzyme inactivation. The primer extension reaction was performed in a volume of 10 μl, containing 3 μl of PCR product, 2.5 μl of SNAPSHOT® Multiplex Ready Reaction mix, and the appropriate cocktail of PAGE-purified extension primers (IDT) (Table 8B). Cycling conditions were 96° C. for 30 s, followed by 25 cycles of 96° C. for 10 s, 50° C. for 5 s, and 60° C. for 30 sec. After treatment with 2 units of shrimp alkaline phosphatase, 0.5 μl of labeled extension products were mixed with Hi-Di Formamide and 0.2 μl of GeneScan-120LIZ size standard (Life Technologies/Applied Biosystems) to a final volume of 10 μl. Following denaturation at 95° C. for 5 min, the extension products were resolved by running on 36 cm long capillaries in an automatic sequencer (ABI PRISM 3730 DNA Analyzer, Life Technologies/Applied Biosystems), according to the SNAPSHOT® default settings established by ABI. Data analysis was performed with GeneMapper Analysis Software version 4.0 (Life Technologies/Applied Biosystems) using the automatic calling parameters described herein.

Two hundred fifty primary cancer samples representative of major human malignancies were profiled, and a total of 100 mutations were detected in 86 (34%) of the cases (Table 4). Of note, the majority of these tumor samples (96%) were derived from FFPE tissue. The most frequently mutated gene was KRAS, across multiple tumor types, followed by EGFR, which was detected in lung adenocarcinomas (Table 2 and FIG. 3). Consistent with previous reports (Subramanian and Govindan (2008) Lancet Oncol 9, 676-682), KRAS mutations in lung cancer were strongly associated with a history of smoking (89% of KRAS mutations were found in patients that smoked>10 packs/year), while the reverse was true for EGFR, with 73% of EGFR-mutant tumors originating from patients who had never smoked.

The specificity of SNAPSHOT® genotyping was evaluated by analysis of primary tumor samples and matching normal tissue from the same individual. FIG. 4 includes examples of adenocarcinomas of the lung (4A) and pancreas (4B), and of malignant melanoma (4C), and depicts the most prevalent activating mutations in the data set for EGFR (L858R), KRAS (G12V), and BRAF (V600E), respectively. The mutant allele (arrow) is only detected in the tumor specimen and not in the matching normal tissue, demonstrating the specificity of the test.

In general, the genotyping results were consistent with the documented mutational prevalence for oncogenes, but lower than expected mutational frequencies were observed for tumor suppressors (Table 5). Slight discrepancies between these observations and the reported mutation frequencies for oncogenes included lower than expected mutation prevalences for beta-catenin (CTNNB 1) and BRAF in pancreatic and colorectal tumors, respectively; and higher than the reported frequencies for NRAS in colorectal cancer. Surprisingly, the incidence of NRAS mutations in the colorectal cancer population tested was three-fold higher than previously described. Interestingly, a number of mutations and combination of mutations (marked by the asterisks in Table 2) were identified that are rare or not previously described in the respective tumor types. Some of these less common events are illustrated in FIG. 10 and include the co-occurrence of activating mutations in KRAS and PIK3CA in breast cancer, which were proposed to be mutually exclusive events based on cell line studies (Hollestelle et al. (2007) Mol Cancer Res 5, 195-201), and of beta-catenin and EGFR mutations in a rarely recognized case of fetal-type lung adenocarcinoma (Nakatani et al. (2002) Mod Pathol 15, 617-624).

Within the subset of events captured by the panel, the observations were consistent with previous findings from genome-wide studies (FIG. 11). The most common mutations observed in colorectal cancer were C:G to T:A transitions, previously shown to be abundant in this tumor type and a possible effect of dietary carcinogens (Sjoblom et al. (2006) Science 314, 268-274). Moreover, consistent with previous reports, C:G to A:T transversions (34%) and C:G to T:A transitions (24%) were identified as the most frequent mutation classes in lung cancer (Ding et al., 2008). C:G to A:T transversions have been associated with smoking and are thought to be induced by tobacco smoke carcinogens (Slebos et al. (1991) J Natl Cancer Inst 83, 1024-1027). All C:G to A:T transversions detected in the lung cancer population were found in smokers (FIG. 11B), which is likely in part due to the pattern of KRAS mutations commonly seen in smokers. Finally, a higher proportion of mutations were identified in smokers than in never-smokers for lung (49% vs. 28%) and pancreatic (67% vs. 13%) cancers, in agreement with previously observed correlations between smoking and the number of genetic changes in these tumor types (Blackford et al. (2009) Cancer Res 69, 3681-3688; Ding et al. (2008) Nature 455, 1069-1075).

Sequencing Analysis

Traditional Sanger sequencing was performed in a volume of 20 μl, containing 1 unit of Taq polymerase (Invitrogen, Carlsbad, Calif.), 4 nmol of dNTPs (Invitrogen, Carlsbad, Calif.), 10 pmol of forward (a1) and reverse (a2) primers, 40 nmol of MgCl₂ (or the amount indicated in Table 10), and either 40 ng of genomic DNA or 120 ng of total nucleic acid. Initially, sequencing was attempted with the same amplification primers and cycling parameters used for SNAPSHOT® multiplexed PCR. For those cases where this strategy was not successful, new primers were designed (Table 10) and the cycling conditions were: 94° C. for 5 min, followed by 38 cycles of 94° C. for 30 s, a specific annealing temperature for 30 s and 72° C. for 45 sec, and one last cycle of 72° C. for 10 min. The annealing temperature and amount of MgCl₂ used for each PCR are detailed in Table 10. The resulting PCR products were treated using 1 unit of shrimp alkaline phosphatase (USB, Cleveland, Ohio) and 5 units of exonuclease I (USB, Cleveland, Ohio) at 37° C. for 20 minutes followed by 80° C. for 15 minutes, and tested for the presence of mutations by bi-directional Sanger sequencing using the BigDye Terminator V1.1 Cycle Sequencing Kit (Applied Biosystems), according to the manufacturer's recommendations. The sequencing reaction step was performed with the original PCR primers or with the incorporated M13 tags. Tumor and control human genomic DNA (Promega, Madison, Wis.) sequences were compared using the AB Sequencing Analysis Software v5.2 (Applied Biosystems).

EGFR Exon 19 Sizing Assay

A PCR-based strategy was developed to identify insertions or deletion mutations in exon 19 of the EGFR gene, which is a hotspot region for deletions. Amplification primer sequences were as follows, with the forward primer being 5′-labeled with the NED fluorophore: NED-EGFR_Ex19_F [0.1 μM]: 5′-NED-GCACCATCTCACAATTGCCAGTTA-3′ (SEQ ID NO:234); EGFR-Ex19-REV1 [0.1 μM]: 5′-AAAAGGTGGGCCTGAGGTTCA-3′ (SEQ ID NO:235). 20 ng of DNA template was amplified using Platinum Taq polymerase in the presence of 2 mM MgCl₂ (Invitrogen, Carlsbad, Calif.). The 20 μl reaction was subjected to 5 minutes of denaturation at 94° C. and 40 cycles of denaturation at 94° C. for 30 seconds, annealing at 60° C. for 30 seconds, and elongation at 72° C. for 60 seconds. Following PCR amplification, products were diluted 1:30 in water and a 1 μl aliquot was added to 9.9 μl of Hi-Di Formamide and 0.1 μl of GeneScan 500 LIZ Size Standard (Applied Biosystems Inc, Foster City, Calif.). Heat-denatured samples were analyzed through capillary electrophoresis using the automated ABI 3730 DNA Analyzer with GeneMapper software (Applied Biosystems Inc). Insertions or deletions were visualized by shifts in molecular weight of the fluorescently-identifiable PCR amplicon relative to wild-type.

Data Analysis

Panels and bin set parameters for automatic data analysis were created using GeneMapper Software version 4.0, according to the manufacturer's instructions and are provided herein. Briefly, for each genetic locus tested by a SNAPSHOT® mutation assay, there are four possible alleles (for deletion and insertion assays only two alleles were considered: the wild-type allele and the expected nucleotide change resulting from the specified deletion or insertion). The position of each of these alleles can be automatically captured by the analysis software upon the creation of specific bins (allele definitions). Bin parameters for each assay were initially established using Primer Focus Kit data (Life Technologies/Applied Biosystems) according to the manufacturer's recommendations and were subsequently adjusted using reference data from wild-type tumor samples and from the mutant controls used for assay validation. The panel and bin set parameters used in this study are provided herein. Automatic mutation calling was set at a 5% sensitivity threshold. Interpretation of SNAPSHOT® genotyping results was accomplished by automatic analysis of the raw data using the established panels and bin settings, followed by visual inspection of the spectra for all loci by at least two users. In addition, if a mutation was detected, a third user reviewed the panel containing the mutation. Since spectral analysis follows a very strict set of scoring guidelines (described below), the concordance in calling between different users was extremely high.

Data analysis was performed using the following scoring criteria.

Pass. For each sample, an individual SNAPSHOT® assay passed if: (1) the peak fluorescent height for the wild type allele was ≧1,000 fu. (this value was selected for being approximately 50-100 times higher than the overall background noise, however, since signal intensities may vary for different genetic analyzer instruments, this value should be adjusted by different users); and (2) the peak fluorescent height for the wild type allele in the negative control (water sample) was <10% of the height of the wild type allele in the clinical sample.

Mutant. A mutation was called for a specific assay when: (1) the % of mutant allele for one of the 3 possible nucleotide variants, falling within its corresponding bin, was ≧10% (fluorescent peak height ratio of [mutant/(mutant+wild type)] alleles>0.10), and (2) the peak fluorescence of the mutant allele was >3 times above the background in the wild type control sample (FIG. 7). Lower level mutations were also called if the % of mutant allele was ≧5% and the peak fluorescence of the mutant allele was >5 times above background. For all suspected mutant samples, the SNAPSHOT® panel containing the assay in question was repeated to confirm the initial result.

Repeat. A specific panel was repeated if it contained an assay with a suspected mutation, or if it contained an assay that failed (either because: (1) the peak fluorescent height for the wild type allele was <1,000 flu. or (2) the negative control produced a peak fluorescent height for the wild type allele that was ≧10% of the height of that same peak in the test sample).

Assay Validation and Sensitivity Assessment

The tumor genotyping assay described in this example consists of 8 SNAPSHOT® multiplex panels that test for 58 commonly mutated loci in 13 cancer genes. Since multiple nucleotide variants have been described at most of these loci, the assay can detect 120 previously described mutations (Table 3). The frequency of occurrence of each allele variant was calculated using data compiled by the Wellcome Trust Sanger Institute and reported for each cancer gene in the COSMIC database (Bamford et al. (2004) Br J Cancer 91, 355-358) (v42 release). To calculate the frequencies of gene mutation depicted in Tables 1 and 3, all mutations described in the COSMIC database with available positional information at the amino acid level were included.

Eighty-one out of the 120 allele variants covered by our panel were validated, using three types of control samples (Table 3): (1) whenever possible, primary tumor samples that had been previously tested at the MGH Molecular Diagnostics Pathology Laboratory were used and shown to carry the mutations of interest; (2) for the majority of the assays, validation was performed using cancer cell lines harboring known mutations, which were identified using the Wellcome Trust Sanger Institute Cancer Cell Line Project database; and (3) synthetic oligonucleotides harboring the mutation of interest were designed to validate those allele variants for which an appropriate tumor sample or cancer cell line control were not identified (Table 9).

Genomic DNA was extracted from blood using the QIAamp Blood kit (QIAGEN Inc., Valencia, Calif.), or from FFPE primary tumor tissue and frozen cancer cell line pellets using the RecoverALL™ Total Nucleic Acid Isolation Kit (Applied Biosystems, Foster City, Calif.), according to the manufacturer's recommendations. To prepare the synthetic control samples, 1 to 40 pmol of custom-made oligonucleotides designed to include the mutation of interest, were added to 3 μl of PCR product obtained from amplification of 20 ng of male genomic DNA (Promega, Madison, Wis.) as indicated in Table 9, followed by Exo/SAP treatment and by the extension reaction. Each mutant sample was tested using the SNAPSHOT® genotyping panel containing the assay to be validated, and male genomic DNA (Promega, Madison, Wis.) was used as a wild-type control for each run.

For those allele-specific assays that could be validated using genomic DNA derived from primary tumor tissue or from cancer cell lines, a sensitivity assessment was also performed (FIG. 6). For sensitivity testing, mutant DNA samples were serially diluted in 1:3 increments with male genomic DNA (Promega), to obtain solutions of 100%, 30%, 10%, 3%, and 1% of mutant DNA input material.

It is well established that cancer cells are prone to genetic instability, which can result in the gain or loss of genetic material. In addition, primary tumor specimens may contain normal (non-cancerous) cells. Due to this heterogeneity, the calculated amount of input mutant DNA material does not accurately reflect the relative amount of mutant vs. wt allele in each tested sample. Thus, the percentage of mutant allele in each sample was calculated by comparing the fluorescent peak heights of the mutant and wild-type alleles, according to the following: % mutation=[mutant allele peak height/(wild-type allele peak height+mutant allele peak height)]*100.

The sensitivity of each assay was established as the lowest % mutation for which the fluorescent peak height of the mutant allele is >3× background (the background for a specific mutant allele is defined as the height of the fluorescent peak corresponding to that allele, within its assigned bin in the wild type control genomic DNA sample). For a detailed explanation of the process involved in sensitivity assessment, please refer to FIG. 7.

Independent Confirmation of Test Results

All of the mutations detected in a primary tumor sample were initially verified by an independent SNAPSHOT® reaction using the genotyping panel containing the assay in question. The cases of chronic myeloproliferative disease and a small number of colorectal adenocarcinomas had been previously sequenced for JAK2 exon 12 and for KRAS exon 2, respectively, as part of standard clinical testing. Once genotyping analysis was completed, the SNAPSHOT® results were confirmed to match the previous clinical findings. The additional mutations were evaluated using standard Sanger sequencing. In total, 90% of the mutations identified by SNAPSHOT® genotyping were independently confirmed (inability to independently verify the presence of mutation in 10% of the cases was due to unsuccessful Sanger sequencing data, as a result of limiting amounts of nucleic acid).

Mutational profiling of 250 primary tumor samples identified a total of 100 mutations that could be classified into 33 distinct mutation groups. Attempts to identify cases with normal matching tissue for each of these 33 independent mutation types, and perform a side-by-side comparison between tumor and normal tissue from the same individual, to test the specificity of the SNAPSHOT® assay were conducted for 25 out of the 33 mutation types (76%). In all cases, the somatic mutant allele was only detected in the tumor specimen and not in the matching normal tissue, which confirmed the specificity of the corresponding SNAPSHOT® assays.

Clinical Application of Genetic Profiling

Out of all primary tumors examined, 62 cases were genotyped as part of what has now become routine clinical testing (Table 4). Exon 19 of the EGFR gene is a hotspot for in-frame deletions, often found in lung cancer and that have been associated with response to EGFR TKI therapy (Lynch et al. (2004) N Engl J Med 350, 2129-2139; Mok et al. (2009) N Engl J Med 361, 947-957; Paez et al. (2004) Science 304, 1497-1500; Pao et al. (2004) Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 101, 13306-13311). Although the assay described herein tests for the two most common deletions in the EGFR intracellular domain, due to the therapeutic implications of this region, mutational profiling of clinical cases was complemented by a PCR-based sizing assay designed to capture all deletions (or insertions) in EGFR exon 19. For most cases (98%) there was concordance between the SNAPSHOT® results and the exon 19 sizing data, however, the second approach identified one additional deletion in EGFR which was not captured by SNAPSHOT® genotyping (Table 4).

While mutational analysis of EGFR and KRAS is already widely viewed as the modern standard of care, the present assays uncovered additional events that also influenced clinical decisions. FIG. 12A illustrates the case of a breast cancer patient with metastatic disease that had progressed through all previous therapy regimens. Identification of the PIK3CA H1047L activating mutation in her tumor prompted enrollment in a clinical trial of a new PIK3CA inhibitor. FIG. 12B represents the case of a lung cancer patient with an activating mutation in EGFR that had previously responded to anti-EGFR therapy, but who recently relapsed. Re-biopsy and genotyping of the recurrence revealed the presence of the EGFR T790M mutation, which confers resistance to first-generation EGFR TKIs (Pao et al. (2005a) PLoS Med 2, e73). This finding prompted subsequent therapy with an irreversible EGFR TKI (Pfizer), which also targets the newly acquired T790M EGFR mutant (Riely, 2008). FIG. 12C is an example of how SNAPSHOT® genotyping can offer some insight into tumor heterogeneity. Here, profiling of bilateral tumor masses in a patient with lung cancer revealed two distinct genotypes. The results supported the clinical suspicion that this was not metastatic disease, but rather two synchronous early stage primary tumors. This interpretation provided a better prognosis for the patient, and affected the consideration for pursuing aggressive surgical therapy and adjuvant chemotherapy, directly impacting the management of her disease.

To further investigate sample heterogeneity within the primary tumors evaluated for clinical testing, all mutant cases were re-examined and the levels of mutant alleles identified by SNAPSHOT® genotyping were compared with the extent of stromal contamination in each original tumor specimen. As shown in Table 6, the extent of stromal contamination (column 2), and the levels of mutant alleles (column 3) are distinct for different tumor specimens, which is most likely reflective of an inability to accurately predict stromal contamination in a tridimensional tumor specimen, based on the histological evaluation of a single tumor section. In addition, some of these discrepancies may be due to tumor heterogeneity and the presence of activating mutations within variable subsets of tumor cell populations. Concerns with tumor heterogeneity underscore the importance of using highly sensitive mutation detection methods. This matter has been widely appreciated, particularly for mutations that confer resistance to targeted therapeutics where the detection of minor resistant clones, either in the primary tumor or during the course of treatment, is critical to predict response (Maheswaran et al. (2008) N Engl J Med 359, 366-377; Marchetti et al. (2009) Neoplasia 11, 1084-1092; Yung et al. (2009) Clin Cancer Res 15, 2076-2084). By contrast, the clinical implications of identifying low levels of drug-sensitizing mutations are currently unknown. To address this issue, the response of patients with low abundance EGFR sensitizing mutations to EGFR TKIs was examined. Within this small cohort, two patients (NA09-129 and NA09-184) were identified with low levels (<20%) of EGFR exon 19 deletions, both of whom achieved a clinical response to EGFR TKI therapy (Table 6). These results demonstrate that the use of targeted agents may be helpful even in cases where the sensitizing mutations are restricted to smaller clones of the tumor cell population. Importantly, these findings indicate that highly sensitive detection methods will be fundamental in identifying these patients.

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TABLE 1 SNaPshot Gene coverage Relevant drugs: launched (developer) Relevant drugs: clinical testing phase¹ APC 15% none none BRAF 94% Sorafenib (Bayer HealthCare Pharmaceuticals, Raf inhibitors (4) Onyx Pharmaceuticals) MEK inhibitors (6) ERK inhibitor (1) CTNNB1 74% none none EGFR 69% Gefitinib (AstraZeneca) 26 compounds Cetuximab (ImClone Systems, Merck Serono, Bristol-Myers Squibb) Erlotinib hydrochloride (Genentech, OSI Pharmaceuticals, Roche) Panitumumab (Amgen) Nimotuzumab (YM BioSciences, Biotech Pharmaceuticals, Oncoscience, Daiichi Sankyo) Lapatinib (GlaxoSmithKline) FLT3 22% Sorafenib (Bayer HealthCare Pharmaceuticals, 12 compounds Onyx Pharmaceuticals) Sunitinib (Pfizer) JAK2 99% none JAK2 inhibitors (5) STAT3 inhibitors (2) KIT 24% Imatinib mesylate (Novartis Oncology) 9 compounds Sorafenib (Bayer HealthCare Pharmaceuticals, Onyx Pharmaceuticals) Sunitinib (Pfizer) KRAS 98% none Raf inhibitors (4) MEK inhibitors (6) ERK inhibitor (1) NOTCH1 9% none Notch1/Gamma-Secretase inhibitors (3) NRAS 97% none Raf inhibitors (4) MEK inhibitors (6) ERK inhibitor (1) PIK3CA 76% mTOR inhibitors: Sirolinmus (Wyeth Pharmaceuticals) PI3K inhibitors (9) Everolimus (Novartis Pharmaceuticals) PKB/AKT inhibitors (4) Temsirolimus (Wyeth Pharmaceuticals) mTOR inhibitors (7) PTEN 15% mTOR inhibitors: Sirolinmus (Wyeth Pharmaceuticals) PI3K inhibitors (9) Everolimus (Novartis Pharmaceuticals) PKB/AKT inhibitors (4) Temsirolimus (WP) mTOR inhibitors (7) TP53 29% none none

TABLE 2 Total no. Tumor type of cases Mutations (no. of cases) Breast 33 KRAS G12V + PIK3CA E545K (1)* PIK3CA H1047L (1) PIK3CA H1047R (2) TP53 R175H (1) TP53 R248Q (1) Chronic Myeloproliferative 10 JAK2 V617F (4) Disorder Colorectal 30 APC R1114X (1) BRAF V600E (1) KRAS G12C (1) KRAS G12D (2) KRAS G12S (1) KRAS G12V (2) KRAS G12V + PIK3CA E545K (1) KRAS G13D (1) KRAS G13D + PIK3CA R88Q (1)* KRAS G13D + TP53 R273H (1)* NRAS G12D (2)* NRAS Q61H + TP53 R175H (1)* PI3KCA E545K (1) TP53 R175H (1) Lung 87 CTNNB1 S37F + EGFR E746_A750del (1)* EGFR E746_A750del (6) EGFR E746_A750del + EGFR T790M + TP53 R175H (1)* EGFR L858R (4) EGFR L858R + EGFR T790M (1) KRAS G12A (2) KRAS G12C (10) KRAS G12D (1) KRAS G12D + TP53 R248Q (1)* KRAS G12V (3) KRAS G13D (1) NRAS Q61L + TP53 R248P (1)* PIK3CA E542K (1) TP53 R248Q (1) TP53 R273L (1) Melanoma 11 BRAF V600E (4) BRAF V600M (1) NRAS Q61L (1) NRAS Q61R (1) Pancreatic 23 KRAS G12D (2) KRAS G12D + TP53 R175H (1)* KRAS G12R (2) KRAS G12V (5) KRAS G12V + TP53 R248Q (1)* Prostate 20 CTNNB1 S33C (1) CTNNB1 S37Y + PIK3CA E542K (1)* KRAS G13R (1)* Other 36 BRAF V600E (1)*, unknown primary, presumed breast KRAS G12D (1), cervical TP53 R306X (1)*, thyroid Hurthle cell carcinoma *Mutations or combination of mutations that are rare or not-previously described in the corresponding tumor type.

TABLE 3A NUCLEOTIDE POSITION TESTED BY GENE_SYMBOL GENOTYPING ASSAY AKT1 c.49G APC c.3340C APC c.4012C APC c.4348C APC c.4666_4667insA BRAF c.1397G BRAF c.1406G BRAF c.1789C BRAF c.1798G BRAF c.1799T CTNNB1 c.101G CTNNB1 c.109T CTNNB1 c.110C CTNNB1 c.121A CTNNB1 c.122C CTNNB1 c.133T CTNNB1 c.134C CTNNB1 c.94G CTNNB1 c.95A CTNNB1 c.98C EGFR c.2155G EGFR c.2156G EGFR c.2235_2249del15 F EGFR c.2235_2249del15 R EGFR c.2236_2250del15 F EGFR c.2236_2250del15 R EGFR c.2369C EGFR c.2573T EGFR c.2582T FLT3 c.2503G IDH1 c.394C IDH1 c.395G JAK2 c.1849G KIT c.2447A KRAS c.181C KRAS c.182A KRAS c.183A KRAS c.34G KRAS c.35G KRAS c.37G KRAS c.38G MAP2K1 c.167A MAP2K1 c.171G MAP2K1 c.199G NOTCH1 c.4724T NOTCH1 c.4802T NRAS c.181C NRAS c.182A NRAS c.183A NRAS c.34G NRAS c.35G NRAS c.37G NRAS c.38G PIK3CA c.1624G PIK3CA c.1633G PIK3CA c.1636C PIK3CA c.1637A PIK3CA c.263G PIK3CA c.3139C PIK3CA c.3140A PIK3CA c.3145G PTEN c.388C PTEN c.517C PTEN c.697C PTEN c.800delA TP53 c.524G TP53 c.733G TP53 c.742C TP53 c.743G TP53 c.817C TP53 c.818G TP53 c.916C

TABLE 3B GENE_SYMBOL GENE_ID AA_MUTATION CDS_MUTATION MUT_ID MUT_COUNT AKT1 207 E17K 49G > A APC 324 R1114X 3340C > T 13125 19 APC 324 Q1338X 4012C > T 13129 21 APC 324 R1450X 4348C > T 13127 100 APC 324 T1556fs*3 4660_4661insA 19695 35 APC 324 T1556fs*3 4662_4663insA 18734 13 APC 324 T1556fs*3 4665_4666insA 19020 9 APC 324 T1556fs*3 4666_4667insA 18561 70 BRAF 673 V600A 1799T > C 18443 22 BRAF 673 V600E 1799T > A 476 7762 BRAF 673 V600G 1799T > G 6137 1 BRAF 673 V600M 1798G > A 1130 25 BRAF 673 G466E 1397G > A BRAF 673 G466A 1397G > C BRAF 673 G466V 1397G > T BRAF 673 G469E 1406G > A BRAF 673 G469A 1406G > C BRAF 673 G469V 1406G > T BRAF 673 L597V 1789C > G CTNNB1 1499 D32A 95A > C 5690 11 CTNNB1 1499 D32G 95A > G 5681 47 CTNNB1 1499 D32H 94G > C 5668 31 CTNNB1 1499 D32N 94G > A 5672 47 CTNNB1 1499 D32V 95A > T 5691 16 CTNNB1 1499 D32Y 94G > T 5661 95 CTNNB1 1499 S33C 98C > G 5677 115 CTNNB1 1499 S33F 98C > T 5669 67 CTNNB1 1499 S33Y 98C > A 5673 43 CTNNB1 1499 G34E 101G > A 5671 57 CTNNB1 1499 G34V 101G > T 5670 60 CTNNB1 1499 S37A 109T > G 5675 58 CTNNB1 1499 S37C 110C > G 5679 114 CTNNB1 1499 S37F 110C > T 5662 135 CTNNB1 1499 S37P 109T > C 5687 12 CTNNB1 1499 S37T 109T > A 5729 1 CTNNB1 1499 S37Y 110C > A 5666 20 CTNNB1 1499 T41A 121A > G 5664 315 CTNNB1 1499 T41I 122C > T 5676 61 CTNNB1 1499 T41N 122C > A 5730 3 CTNNB1 1499 T41P 121A > C 5688 3 CTNNB1 1499 T41S 122C > G 5701 2 CTNNB1 1499 T41S 121A > T 5716 3 CTNNB1 1499 S45A 133T > G 5685 7 CTNNB1 1499 S45C 134C > G 5689 15 CTNNB1 1499 S45F 134C > T 5667 239 CTNNB1 1499 S45P 133T > C 5663 104 CTNNB1 1499 S45T 133T > A 5719 1 CTNNB1 1499 S45Y 134C > A 5692 13 EGFR 1956 G719C 2155G > T 6253 16 EGFR 1956 G719S 2155G > A 6252 21 EGFR 1956 E746_A750del 2235_2249del15 6223 633 EGFR 1956 E746_A750del 2236_2250del15 6225 398 EGFR 1956 T790M 2369C > T 6240 81 EGFR 1956 L858Q 2573T > A 29578 3 EGFR 1956 L858R 2573T > G 6224 1683 EGFR 1956 G719D 2156G > A EGFR 1956 G719A 2156G > C EGFR 1956 L861Q 2582T > A EGFR 1956 L861R 2582T > G FLT3 2322 D835H 2503G > C 785 28 FLT3 2322 D835N 2503G > A 789 6 FLT3 2322 D835Y 2503G > T 783 163 IDH1 3417 R132S 394C > A IDH1 3417 R132G 394C > G IDH1 3417 R132C 394C > T IDH1 3417 R132H 395G > A IDH1 3417 R132L 395G > T JAK2 3717 V617F 1849G > T 12600 14240 KIT 3815 D816A 2447A > C 24675 2 KIT 3815 D816G 2447A > G 12711 2 KIT 3815 D816V 2447A > T 1314 670 KRAS 3845 G12A 35G > C 522 697 KRAS 3845 G12C 34G > T 516 1628 KRAS 3845 G12D 35G > A 521 4473 KRAS 3845 G12R 34G > C 518 528 KRAS 3845 G12S 34G > A 517 745 KRAS 3845 G12V 35G > T 520 2989 KRAS 3845 G13A 38G > C 533 21 KRAS 3845 G13C 37G > T 527 118 KRAS 3845 G13D 38G > A 532 1192 KRAS 3845 G13R 37G > C 529 24 KRAS 3845 G13S 37G > A 528 46 KRAS 3845 G13V 38G > T 534 17 KRAS 3845 Q61K 181C > A KRAS 3845 Q61E 181C > G KRAS 3845 Q61P 182A > C KRAS 3845 Q61R 182A > G KRAS 3845 Q61L 182A > T KRAS 3845 Q61H 183A > C KRAS 3845 Q61H 183A > T MAP2K1 5604 Q56P 167A > C MAP2K1 5604 K57N 171G > T MAP2K1 5604 D67N 199G > A NOTCH1 4851 L1575P 4724T > C 12772 12 NOTCH1 4851 L1601P 4802T > C 12771 18 NRAS 4893 G12A 35G > C 565 33 NRAS 4893 G12C 34G > T 562 56 NRAS 4893 G12D 35G > A 564 283 NRAS 4893 G12R 34G > C 561 14 NRAS 4893 G12S 34G > A 563 102 NRAS 4893 G12V 35G > T 566 46 NRAS 4893 G13A 38G > C 575 16 NRAS 4893 G13C 37G > T 570 20 NRAS 4893 G13D 38G > A 573 147 NRAS 4893 G13R 37G > C 569 55 NRAS 4893 G13S 37G > A 571 4 NRAS 4893 G13V 38G > T 574 50 NRAS 4893 Q61E 181C > G 581 9 NRAS 4893 Q61H 183A > T 585 51 NRAS 4893 Q61H 183A > C 586 29 NRAS 4893 Q61K 181C > A 580 381 NRAS 4893 Q61L 182A > T 583 111 NRAS 4893 Q61P 182A > C 582 19 NRAS 4893 Q61Q 183A > G 587 3 NRAS 4893 Q61R 182A > G 584 506 PIK3CA 5290 R88Q 263G > A 746 15 PIK3CA 5290 E542K 1624G > A 760 218 PIK3CA 5290 E542Q 1624G > C 17442 4 PIK3CA 5290 E545K 1633G > A 763 381 PIK3CA 5290 E545Q 1633G > C 27133 5 PIK3CA 5290 Q546E 1636C > G 6147 8 PIK3CA 5290 Q546K 1636C > A 766 28 PIK3CA 5290 Q546L 1637A > T 25041 4 PIK3CA 5290 Q546P 1637A > C 767 4 PIK3CA 5290 Q546R 1637A > G 12459 7 PIK3CA 5290 H1047L 3140A > T 776 71 PIK3CA 5290 H1047R 3140A > G 775 560 PIK3CA 5290 H1047Y 3139C > T 774 21 PIK3CA 5290 G1049R 3145G > C 12597 10 PIK3CA 5290 G1049S 3145G > A 777 6 PTEN 5728 R130X 388C > T 5152 48 PTEN 5728 R130G 388C > G 5219 49 PTEN 5728 R130R 388C > A 5329 1 PTEN 5728 R173C 517C > T 5089 26 PTEN 5728 R233X 697C > T 5154 51 PTEN 5728 R233R 697C > A 13457 1 PTEN 5728 K267fs*9 800delA 5809 40 PTEN 5728 K267fs*9 799delA 5862 2 TP53 7157 R175H 524G > A 10648 22 TP53 7157 R175L 524G > T 10718 2 TP53 7157 G245C 733G > T 11081 3 TP53 7157 G245R 733G > C 10957 1 TP53 7157 G245S 733G > A 6932 12 TP53 7157 R248G 742C > G 11564 1 TP53 7157 R248L 743G > T 6549 4 TP53 7157 R248P 743G > C 11491 1 TP53 7157 R248Q 743G > A 10662 31 TP53 7157 R248W 742C > T 10656 16 TP53 7157 R273C 817C > T 10659 19 TP53 7157 R273H 818G > A 10660 26 TP53 7157 R273L 818G > T 10779 6 TP53 7157 R306X 916C > T 10663 6 GENE_SYMBOL MUT_FREQUENCY VALIDATION_CONTROL AKT1 APC 1.08% cell line (LoVo) APC 1.20% cell line (SW620) APC 5.70% oligonucleotide (S. ctrl_APC4348C > T) APC 2.00% oligonucleotide (A. ctrl_APC4666_67insA) APC 0.74% oligonucleotide (A. ctrl_APC4666_67insA) APC 0.51% oligonucleotide (A. ctrl_APC4666_67insA) APC 3.99% oligonucleotide (A. ctrl_APC4666_67insA) BRAF 0.26% none BRAF 93.27% primary tumor (FFPE_NA08- 249) BRAF 0.01% none BRAF 0.30% oligonucleotide (A. ctrl_BRAF1798G > A) BRAF BRAF BRAF BRAF BRAF BRAF BRAF CTNNB1 0.48% none CTNNB1 2.05% oligonucleotide (A. ctrl_CTNNB1_98C > G) CTNNB1 1.35% oligonucleotide (A. ctrl_CTNNB1_94G > C) CTNNB1 2.05% oligonucleotide (A. ctrl_CTNNB1_94G > A) CTNNB1 0.70% none CTNNB1 4.14% oligonucleotide (A. ctrl_CTNNB1_94G > T) CTNNB1 5.01% oligonucleotide (A. ctrl_CTNNB1_98C > G) CTNNB1 2.92% cell line (SW1573) CTNNB1 1.87% cell line (SW48) CTNNB1 2.48% oligonucleotide (A. ctrl_CTNNB1_101G > A) CTNNB1 2.61% oligonucleotide (A. ctrl_CTNNB1_101G > T) CTNNB1 2.53% oligonucleotide (A. ctrl_CTNNB1_109T > G) CTNNB1 4.96% oligonucleotide (A. ctrl_CTNNB1_110C > G) CTNNB1 5.88% oligonucleotide (A. ctrl_CTNNB1_110C > T) CTNNB1 0.52% none CTNNB1 0.04% none CTNNB1 0.87% oligonucleotide (A. ctrl_CTNNB1_110C > A) CTNNB1 13.71% cell line (A-427) CTNNB1 2.66% oligonucleotide (S. ctrl_CTNNB1_122C > T) CTNNB1 0.13% none CTNNB1 0.13% none CTNNB1 0.09% none CTNNB1 0.13% none CTNNB1 0.30% none CTNNB1 0.65% none CTNNB1 10.40% cell line (LS174T) CTNNB1 4.53% oligonucleotide (S. ctrl_CTNNB1_133T > C) CTNNB1 0.04% none CTNNB1 0.57% none EGFR 0.39% oligonucleotide (A. ctrl_EGFR2155G > T) EGFR 0.51% cell line (SW48) EGFR 15.45% cell line (PC9) EGFR 9.71% primary tumor (FFPE_NA08- 0247) EGFR 1.98% cell line (NCI- H1975) EGFR 0.07% none EGFR 41.07% cell line (NCI- H1975) EGFR EGFR EGFR EGFR FLT3 3.10% none FLT3 0.67% none FLT3 18.07% cell line (MO-4)* IDH1 IDH1 IDH1 IDH1 IDH1 JAK2 98.68% primary tumor (blood DNA_NA08- 0257) KIT 0.07% none KIT 0.07% none KIT 23.49% oligonucleotide (A. ctrl_KIT2447A > T) KRAS 5.45% oligonucleotide (A. ctrl_KRAS35G > C) KRAS 12.74% cell line (MOLT-4) KRAS 35.00% cell line (A427) KRAS 4.13% cell line (Cal-62) KRAS 5.83% cell line (A549) KRAS 23.39% cell line (LCLC97TMI) KRAS 0.16% none KRAS 0.92% oligonucleotide (A. ctrl_KRAS37G > T) KRAS 9.33% cell line (LoVo) KRAS 0.19% cell line (K052) KRAS 0.36% none KRAS 0.13% none KRAS KRAS KRAS KRAS KRAS KRAS KRAS MAP2K1 MAP2K1 MAP2K1 NOTCH1 3.70% oligonucleotide (S. ctrl_NOTCH1_4724T > C) NOTCH1 5.56% oligonucleotide (A. ctrl_NOTCH1_4802T > C) NRAS 1.66% oligonucleotide (S. ctrl_NRAS35G > C) NRAS 2.82% cell line (MOLT-4) NRAS 14.25% cell line (PA-1) NRAS 0.70% none NRAS 5.14% oligonucleotide (S. ctrl_NRAS34G > A) NRAS 2.32% cell line (GA-10) NRAS 0.81% none NRAS 1.01% oligonucleotide (S. ctrl_NRAS37G > T) NRAS 7.40% oligonucleotide (S. ctrl_NRAS38G > A) NRAS 2.77% cell line (K052) NRAS 0.20% none NRAS 2.52% oligonucleotide (S. ctrl_NRAS38G > T) NRAS 0.45% none NRAS 2.57% oligonucleotide (S. ctrl_NRAS183A > T) NRAS 1.46% oligonucleotide (S. ctrl_NRAS183A > C) NRAS 19.18% cell line (HMV-11) NRAS 5.59% cell line (BFTC- 905) NRAS 0.96% oligonucleotide (A. ctrl_NRAS182A > C) NRAS 0.15% none NRAS 25.48% oligonucleotide (A. ctrl_NRAS182A > G) PIK3CA 0.85% cell line (SNG-M) PIK3CA 12.36% cell line (Cal51) PIK3CA 0.23% none PIK3CA 21.60% cell line (BFTC- 909) PIK3CA 0.28% none PIK3CA 0.45% none PIK3CA 1.59% oligonucleotide (A. ctrl_PIK3CA1636C > A) PIK3CA 0.23% none PIK3CA 0.23% none PIK3CA 0.40% cell line (22RVI) PIK3CA 4.02% oligonucleotide (S. ctrl_PIK3CA3140A > T) PIK3CA 31.75% cell line (LS174T) PIK3CA 1.19% cell line (MFE-280) PIK3CA 0.57% cell line (HEC-1) PIK3CA 0.34% oligonucleotide (S. ctrl_PIK3CA3145G > A) PTEN 3.22% oligonucleotide (A. ctrl_PTEN388C > T) PTEN 3.28% oligonucleotide (A. ctrl_PTEN388C > G) PTEN 0.07% none PTEN 1.74% cell line (639V) PTEN 3.42% cell line (SF295) PTEN 0.07% none PTEN 2.68% cell line (MOLT-4) PTEN 0.13% cell line (MOLT-4) TP53 4.27% cell line (VM- CUB1) TP53 0.39% none TP53 0.58% none TP53 0.19% none TP53 2.33% oligonucleotide (S. ctrl_TP53_733G > A) TP53 0.19% none TP53 0.78% none TP53 0.19% none TP53 6.02% cell line (639V) TP53 3.11% cell line (Colo680N) TP53 3.69% oligonucleotide (A. ctrl_TP53_817C > T) TP53 5.05% cell line (NCI- H1975) TP53 1.17% cell line (HCC38) TP53 1.17% cell line (MOLT-4)

TABLE 4 Primary cancer samples and tumor genotyping data MUTATIONS EGFR EXON 19 STATUS SAMPLE_ID TUMOR_TYPE SEX AGE STAGE SMOKING STATUS PACKS_PER_YEAR IHC_DATA SAMPLE_TYPE RESULTS (SNAP-SHOT) (SIZING ASSAY) NA09- ADENOCARCINOMA OF F 60 IV N/A N/A ER(−)/ Research Mutation BRAF N/A 004 UNKNOWN PRIMARY, PR(−)/ V600E PRESUMED BREAST Her-2(−) (1799T > A) NA09- BLADDER, SMALL CELL M 60 N/A N/A N/A N/A Research Normal No N/A 130 NEUROENDOCRINE Mutation CARCINOMA NA09- BRAIN, GLIOBLASTOMA M 55 N/A N/A N/A N/A Research Normal No N/A 102 Mutation NA09- BREAST, DUCTAL F 48 IA N/A N/A ER(+)/ Research Mutation PIK3CA N/A 518 CARCINOMA PR(N/A)/ H1047L Her-2(−) (3140A > T) NA08- BREAST, DUCTAL F 49 N/A N/A N/A N/A Research Mutation TP53 N/A 066 CARCINOMA R175H (524G > A) NA08- BREAST, DUCTAL F 69 IV N/A N/A ER(−)/ Research Normal No N/A 201 CARCINOMA PR(−)/ Mutation Her-2(−) NA08- BREAST, DUCTAL M 56 IV N/A N/A ER(+)/ Research Normal No N/A 179 CARCINOMA PR(+)/ Mutation Her-2(−) NA08- BREAST, DUCTAL M 76 II N/A N/A ER(+)/ Research Normal No N/A 200 CARCINOMA PR(+)/ Mutation Her-2(−) NA08- BREAST, DUCTAL F 73 II N/A N/A ER(−)/ Research Normal No N/A 176 CARCINOMA PR(−)/ Mutation Her-2(−) NA08- BREAST, DUCTAL F 41 II N/A N/A ER(+)/ Research Normal No N/A 187 CARCINOMA PR(+)/ Mutation Her-2(−) NA08- BREAST, DUCTAL F 47 IV N/A N/A ER(+)/ Research Normal No N/A 190 CARCINOMA PR(−)/ Mutation Her-2(−) NA08- BREAST, DUCTAL F 43 III N/A N/A ER(+)/ Research Normal No N/A 183 CARCINOMA PR(+)/ Mutation Her-2(−) NA08- BREAST, DUCTAL F 57 II N/A N/A ER(faint)/ Research Normal No N/A 185 CARCINOMA PR(−)/ Mutation Her-2(−) NA08- BREAST, DUCTAL F 50 I N/A N/A ER(−)/ Research Normal No N/A 186 CARCINOMA PR(−)/ Mutation Her-2(−) NA08- BREAST, DUCTAL F 50 III N/A N/A ER(+)/ Research Normal No N/A 188 CARCINOMA PR(+)/ Mutation Her-2(−) NA08- BREAST, DUCTAL F 32 II N/A N/A ER(+)/ Research Normal No N/A 182 CARCINOMA PR(+)/ Mutation Her-2(−) NA08- BREAST, DUCTAL F 38 I N/A N/A ER(+)/ Research Normal No N/A 181 CARCINOMA PR(+)/ Mutation Her-2(−) NA08- BREAST, DUCTAL F 49 IV N/A N/A ER(+)/ Research Mutation PIK3CA N/A 189 CARCINOMA PR(+)/ H1047R Her-2(−) (3140A > G) NA08- BREAST, DUCTAL F 45 I N/A N/A ER(+)/ Research Normal No N/A 205 CARCINOMA PR(+)/ Mutation Her-2(+) NA08- BREAST, DUCTAL F 76 IV N/A N/A ER(+)/ Research Normal No N/A 211 CARCINOMA PR(+)/ mutation Her-2(N/A) NA08- BREAST, DUCTAL F 44 II N/A N/A ER(+)/ Research Normal No N/A 214 CARCINOMA PR(+)/ Mutation Her-2(−) NA08- BREAST, DUCTAL F 64 II N/A N/A ER(+)/ Research Normal No N/A 206 CARCINOMA PR(−)/ Mutation Her-2(+) NA08- BREAST, DUCTAL F 54 IV N/A N/A ER(−)/ Research Normal No N/A 215 CARCINOMA PR(−)/ Mutation Her-2(−) NA08- BREAST, DUCTAL F 38 II N/A N/A ER(+)/ Research Normal No N/A 197 CARCINOMA PR(+)/ Mutation Her-2(+) NA08- BREAST, DUCTAL F 64 IV N/A N/A ER(+)/ Research Normal No N/A 210 CARCINOMA PR(+)/ Mutation Her-2(−) NA08- BREAST, DUCTAL F 49 IV N/A N/A ER(+)/ Research Normal No N/A 207 CARCINOMA PR(+)/ Mutation Her-2(−) NA08- BREAST, DUCTAL F 39 IV N/A N/A ER(−)/ Research Normal No N/A 202 CARCINOMA PR(−)/ Mutation Her-2(+) NA09- BREAST, DUCTAL F 54 IV N/A N/A ER(−)/ Research Normal No N/A 065 CARCINOMA PR(−)/ Mutation Her-2(−) NA09- BREAST, DUCTAL F 72 III N/A N/A ER(−)/ Research Normal No N/A 119 CARCINOMA PR(−)/ Mutation Her-2(−) NA09- BREAST, DUCTAL F 30 IV N/A N/A ER(−)/ Research Mutation TP53 N/A 133 CARCINOMA PR(−)/ R248Q Her-2(−) (743G > A) NA09- BREAST, DUCTAL F 53 II N/A N/A ER(−)/ Research Normal No N/A 124 CARCINOMA PR(−)/ Mutation Her-2(−) NA09- BREAST, DUCTAL F 46 II N/A N/A ER(+)/ Research Normal No N/A 266 CARCINOMA PR(+)/ Mutation Her-2(−) NA08- BREAST, LOBULAR F 58 IV N/A N/A ER(+)/ Research Normal No N/A 054 CARCINOMA PR(+)/ Mutation Her-2(−) NA08- BREAST, LOBULAR F 71 IV N/A N/A ER(−)/ Research Normal No N/A 090 CARCINOMA PR(−)/ Mutation Her-2(−) NA08- BREAST, LOBULAR F 65 I N/A N/A ER(+)/ Research Mutation PIK3CA N/A 174 CARCINOMA PR(+)/ H1047R Her-2(−) (3140A > G) NA08- BREAST, LOBULAR F 68 IV N/A N/A ER(+)/ Research Mutation PIK3CA N/A 184 CARCINOMA PR(+)/ E545K Her-2(−) (1633G > A) KRAS G12V (35G > T) NA09- CERVIX, F 61 IV N/A N/A N/A Research Mutation KRAS N/A 092 ADENOCARCINOMA G12D (35G > A) NA09- CHRONIC F 27 N/A N/A N/A N/A Research Normal No N/A 477 MYELOPROLIFERATIVE Mutation DISORDER NA09- CHRONIC F 44 N/A N/A N/A N/A Research Mutation JAK2 N/A 478 MYELOPROLIFERATIVE V617F DISORDER (1849G > T) NA09- CHRONIC F 73 N/A N/A N/A N/A Research Mutation JAK2 N/A 479 MYELOPROLIFERATIVE V617F DISORDER (1849G > T) NA09- CHRONIC M 53 N/A N/A N/A N/A Research Mutation JAK2 N/A 480 MYELOPROLIFERATIVE V617F DISORDER (1849G > T) NA09- CHRONIC F 71 N/A N/A N/A N/A Research Normal No N/A 481 MYELOPROLIFERATIVE Mutation DISORDER NA09- CHRONIC F 81 N/A N/A N/A N/A Research Mutation JAK2 N/A 482 MYELOPROLIFERATIVE V617F DISORDER (1849G > T) NA09- CHRONIC M 62 N/A N/A N/A N/A Research Normal No N/A 483 MYELOPROLIFERATIVE Mutation DISORDER NA09- CHRONIC M 85 N/A N/A N/A N/A Research Normal No N/A 484 MYELOPROLIFERATIVE Mutation DISORDER NA09- CHRONIC M 45 N/A N/A N/A N/A Research Normal No N/A 485 MYELOPROLIFERATIVE Mutation DISORDER NA09- CHRONIC M 49 N/A N/A N/A N/A Research Normal No N/A 486 MYELOPROLIFERATIVE Mutation DISORDER NA09- COLORECTAL, F 56 IV N/A N/A N/A Clincal Normal No Negative 222 ADENOCARCINOMA Mutation for insertions or deletions in EGFR exon 19 NA08- COLORECTAL, F 61 IV N/A N/A N/A Research Normal No N/A 058 ADENOCARCINOMA Mutation NA08- COLORECTAL, F 60 IV N/A N/A N/A Research Normal No N/A 062 ADENOCARCINOMA Mutation NA08- COLORECTAL, M 89 N/A N/A N/A N/A Research Mutation NRAS N/A 065 ADENOCARCINOMA Q61H (183A > T) TP53 R175H (524G > A) NA08- COLORECTAL, M 63 IV N/A N/A N/A Research Mutation KRAS N/A 064 ADENOCARCINOMA G12D (G35 > A) NA08- COLORECTAL, F 63 N/A N/A N/A N/A Research Mutation BRAF N/A 134 ADENOCARCINOMA V600E (1799T > A) NA08- COLORECTAL, M 31 IV N/A N/A N/A Research Normal No N/A 075 ADENOCARCINOMA Mutation NA08- COLORECTAL, F 54 N/A N/A N/A N/A Research Mutation PI3K N/A 071 ADENOCARCINOMA E545K (1633G > A) NA08- COLORECTAL, F 56 N/A N/A N/A N/A Research Normal No N/A 091 ADENOCARCINOMA Mutation NA09- COLORECTAL, F 62 N/A N/A N/A N/A Research Normal No N/A 094 ADENOCARCINOMA Mutation NA08- COLORECTAL, F 52 IV N/A N/A N/A Research Mutation APC N/A 106 ADENOCARCINOMA R1114* (3340C > T) NA08- COLORECTAL, M 54 N/A N/A N/A N/A Research Normal No N/A 092 ADENOCARCINOMA Mutation NA08- COLORECTAL, M 51 IV N/A N/A N/A Research Mutation KRAS N/A 072 ADENOCARCINOMA G13D (38G > A) TP53 R273H (818G > A) NA08- COLORECTAL, M 67 IV N/A N/A N/A Research Mutation KRAS N/A 076 ADENOCARCINOMA G12D (35G > A) NA08- COLORECTAL, M 54 N/A N/A N/A N/A Research Mutation KRAS N/A 104 ADENOCARCINOMA G12V (35G > T) PIK3CA E545K (1633G > A) NA08- COLORECTAL, F 38 IV N/A N/A N/A Research Mutation PIK3CA N/A 117 ADENOCARCINOMA R88Q (263G > A) KRAS G13D (38G > A) NA08- COLORECTAL, M 65 N/A N/A N/A N/A Research Normal No N/A 165 ADENOCARCINOMA Mutation NA08- COLORECTAL, M 69 IIIC N/A N/A N/A Research Mutation KRAS N/A 164 ADENOCARCINOMA G12V (35G > T) NA08- COLORECTAL, M 64 IIIC N/A N/A N/A Research Normal No N/A 162 ADENOCARCINOMA Mutation NA08- COLORECTAL, F N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A Research Mutation NRAS N/A 156 ADENOCARCINOMA G12D (35G > A) NA08- COLORECTAL, M 72 IV N/A N/A N/A Research Normal No N/A 167 ADENOCARCINOMA Mutation NA08- COLORECTAL, F 53 IV N/A N/A N/A Research Mutation KRAS N/A 198 ADENOCARCINOMA G12S (34G > A) NA08- COLORECTAL, M 73 IIIC N/A N/A N/A Research Mutation NRAS N/A 199 ADENOCARCINOMA G12D (35G > A) NA09- COLORECTAL, M 67 IV N/A N/A N/A Research Normal No N/A 006 ADENOCARCINOMA Mutation NA09- COLORECTAL, F 56 IV N/A N/A N/A Research Mutation KRAS N/A 101 ADENOCARCINOMA G13D (38G > A) NA09- COLORECTAL, N/A N/A N/A Research Mutation TP53 N/A 111 ADENOCARCINOMA R175H (524G > A) NA09- COLORECTAL, M 36 IV N/A N/A N/A Research Mutation KRAS N/A 262 ADENOCARINOMA G12C (34G > T) NA08- COLORECTAL, F 55 IV N/A N/A N/A Research Normal No N/A 105 NEUROENDOCRINE Mutation CARCINOMA NA08- COLORECTAL, TUBULAR F 61 IIB N/A N/A N/A Research Normal No N/A 073 ADENOMA Mutation NA08- COLORECTAL, TUBULAR M 60 IV N/A N/A N/A Research Mutation KRAS N/A 163 ADENOMA G12V (35G > T) NA09- ESOPHAGUS, M 52 IV N/A N/A N/A Clinical Normal No Negative 256 SQUAMOUS CELL Mutation for CARCINOMA insertions or deletions in EGFR exon 19 NA09- GALL BLADDER, F 72 IB N/A N/A N/A Research Normal No N/A 005 ADENOCARCINOMA Mutation NA08- KIDNEY, RENAL CELL M 42 IV N/A N/A N/A Research Normal No N/A 192 CARCINOMA Mutation NA08- LIVER, F 58 IV N/A N/A N/A Research Normal No N/A 061 CHOLANGIOCARCINOMA Mutation NA08- LIVER, M 81 IV N/A N/A N/A Research Normal No N/A 118 CHOLANGIOCARCINOMA Mutation NA08- LIVER, M 74 IIIB N/A N/A N/A Research Normal No N/A 160 CHOLANGIOCARCINOMA Mutation NA09- LIVER, F 69 IV N/A N/A N/A Research Normal No N/A 072 CHOLANGIOCARCINOMA Mutation NA09- LIVER, M 44 N/A N/A N/A N/A Research Normal No N/A 073 CHOLANGIOCARCINOMA Mutation NA09- LIVER, M 39 N/A N/A N/A N/A Research Normal No N/A 100 CHOLANGIOCARCINOMA Mutation NA09- LUNG, M 43 IV F 1 N/A Clinical Mutation EGFR Positive 129 ADENOCARCINOMA E746_A750 for a 15 bp del in frm deletion 15 in EGFR (2236_50del) exon 19 NA09- LUNG, M 57 IV C 34 N/A Clinical Mutation KRAS Negative 117 ADENOCARCINOMA G12D for (35G > A) insertions or deletions in EGFR exon 19 NA09- LUNG, F 71 IIIA N 0 N/A Clinical Normal No Negative 120 ADENOCARCINOMA Mutation for insertions or deletions in EGFR exon 19 NA09- LUNG, F 77 IV C 57 N/A Clinical Mutation KRAS Negative 128 ADENOCARCINOMA G12D for (35G > A) insertions TP53 or R248Q deletions (743G > A) in EGFR exon 19 NA09- LUNG, F 73 IB F 14 N/A Clinical Mutation KRAS Negative 127 ADENOCARCINOMA G12C for (34G > T) insertions or deletions in EGFR exon 19 NA09- LUNG, F 58 IB F 3 N/A Clinical Normal No Negative 125 ADENOCARCINOMA Mutation for insertions or deletions in EGFR exon 19 NA09- LUNG, F N/A N/A F 3 N/A Clinical Normal No Negative 126 ADENOCARCINOMA Mutation for insertions or deletions in EGFR exon 19 NA09- LUNG, F 72 IV F 1 N/A Clinical Normal No Negative 132 ADENOCARCINOMA Mutation for insertions or deletions in EGFR exon 19 NA09- LUNG, F 75 IV F 10 N/A Clinical Normal No Negative 131 ADENOCARCINOMA Mutation for insertions or deletions in EGFR exon 19 NA09- LUNG, M 48 IV N 0 N/A Clinical Normal No Negative 139 ADENOCARCINOMA Mutation for insertions or deletions in EGFR exon 19 NA09- LUNG, F 53 IV F 15 N/A Clinical Mutation KRAS Negative 135 ADENOCARCINOMA G12V for (35G > T) insertions or deletions in EGFR exon 19 NA09- LUNG, F 49 IV N 0 N/A Clinical Normal No Negative 138 ADENOCARCINOMA Mutation for insertions or deletions in EGFR exon 19 NA09- LUNG, F 56 IA N 0 N/A Clinical Normal No Negative 149 ADENOCARCINOMA Mutation for insertions or deletions in EGFR exon 19 NA09- LUNG, F 56 IB F 30 N/A Clinical Mutation KRAS Negative 150 ADENOCARCINOMA G12C for (34G > T) insertions or deletions in EGFR exon 19 NA09- LUNG, F 38 IV C 10 N/A Clinical Normal No Negative 151 ADENOCARCINOMA Mutation for insertions or deletions in EGFR exon 19 NA09- LUNG, F 69 IV N 0 N/A Clinical Mutation EGFR Positive 155 ADENOCARCINOMA E746_A750 for a del in frm 15 bp 15 deletion (2236_50del) in EGFR exon 19 NA09- LUNG, M 62 IA N 0 N/A Clinical Normal No Negative 158 ADENOCARCINOMA Mutation for insertions or deletions in EGFR exon 19 NA09- LUNG, F 56 IV N 0 N/A Clinical Normal No Negative 157 ADENOCARCINOMA Mutation for insertions or deletions in EGFR exon 19 NA09- LUNG, F 60 IV F 25 N/A Clinical Mutation KRAS N/A 162 ADENOCARCINOMA G12C (34G > T) NA09- LUNG, M 63 IB C 45 N/A Clinical Mutation TP53 Negative 164 ADENOCARCINOMA R273L for (818G > T) insertions or deletions in EGFR exon 19 NA09- LUNG, F 47 IV N 0 N/A Clinical Mutation EGFR Negative 165 ADENOCARCINOMA L858R for (2573T > G) insertions or deletions in EGFR exon 19 NA09- LUNG, F 40 IIIA N 0 N/A Clinical Normal No Negative 163 ADENOCARCINOMA Mutation for insertions or deletions in EGFR exon 19 NA09- LUNG, M 48 IV N 0 N/A Clinical Normal No Negative 183 ADENOCARCINOMA Mutation for insertions or deletions in EGFR exon 19 NA09- LUNG, F 49 IIIA F 20 N/A Clinical Mutation EGFR Positive 137 ADENOCARCINOMA E746_A750 for a del in frm 15 bp 15 deletion (2236_50del) in EGFR exon 19 NA09- LUNG, F 54 IV N 0 N/A Clinical Mutation EGFR Positive 184 ADENOCARCINOMA E746_A750 for a del in frm 15 bp 15 deletion (2235_49del) in EGFR exon 19 NA09- LUNG, F 62 IV N 0 N/A Clinical Mutation No Positive 190 ADENOCARCINOMA Mutation for an 18 bp deletion in EGFR exon 19 NA09- LUNG, F 74 IV F 10 N/A Clinical Mutation KRAS Negative 194 ADENOCARCINOMA G12C for (34G > T) insertions or deletions in EGFR exon 19 NA09- LUNG, M 78 IV F 40 N/A Clinical Normal No Negative 189 ADENOCARCINOMA Mutation for insertions or deletions in EGFR exon 19 NA09- LUNG, F 55 IA N 0 N/A Clinical Normal No Negative 192 ADENOCARCINOMA Mutation for insertions or deletions in EGFR exon 19 NA09- LUNG, M 59 IV N 0 N/A Clinical Mutation EGFR Positive 195 ADENOCARCINOMA E746_A750 for a del in frm 15 bp 15 deletion (2235_49del) in EGFR EGFR exon 19 T790M (2369C > T) TP53 R175H (524G > A) NA09- LUNG, F 66 IA F 30 N/A Clinical Mutation KRAS Negative 207 ADENOCARCINOMA 34G > T, for G12C insertions or deletions in EGFR exon 19 NA09- LUNG, F 66 IA F 30 N/A Clinical Mutation KRAS Negative 206 ADENOCARCINOMA 35G > C, for G12A insertions or deletions in EGFR exon 19 NA09- LUNG, F 60 IIIA N 0 N/A Clinical Mutation CTNNB1 Positive 261 ADENOCARCINOMA S37F for a (110C > T) 15 bp EGFR deletion E746_A750 in EGFR del in frm exon 19 15 (2235_49del) NA09- LUNG, F 57 IV N 0 N/A Clinical Normal No Negative 219 ADENOCARCINOMA Mutation for insertions or deletions in EGFR exon 19 NA09- LUNG, F 73 IIIA F 37 N/A Clinical Mutation KRAS Negative 220 ADENOCARCINOMA 35G > T, for G12V insertions or deletions in EGFR exon 19 NA09- LUNG, F 76 IIIB F 10 N/A Clinical Normal No Negative 258 ADENOCARCINOMA Mutation for insertions or deletions in EGFR exon 19 NA09- LUNG, M 68 IV N 0 N/A Clinical Mutation EGFR Negative 240 ADENOCARCINOMA L858R for (2575T > G) insertions EGFR or T790M deletions (2369C > T) in EGFR exon 19 NA09- LUNG, F 62 IV C 100 N/A Clinical Mutation KRAS Negative 253 ADENOCARCINOMA G12C (34G > for T) insertions or deletions in EGFR exon 19 NA09- LUNG, F 74 IIB N 0 N/A Clinical Normal No Negative 235 ADENOCARCINOMA Mutation for insertions or deletions in EGFR exon 19 NA09- LUNG, M 49 IV N 0 N/A Clinical Mutation EGFR Positive 237 ADENOCARCINOMA E746_A750 for a del in frm 15 bp 15 deletion (2235_49del) in EGFR exon 19 NA09- LUNG, F 54 IV F 15 N/A Clinical Mutation KRAS Negative 234 ADENOCARCINOMA G12C for (34G > T) insertions or deletions in EGFR exon 19 NA09- LUNG, F 86 IV N 0 N/A Clinical Normal No Negative 241 ADENOCARCINOMA Mutation for insertions or deletions in EGFR exon 19 NA09- LUNG, F 76 IV N 0 N/A Clinical Mutation EGFR Positive 238 ADENOCARCINOMA E746_A750 for a del in frm 15 bp 15 deletion (2235_49del) in EGFR exon 19 NA09- LUNG, F N/A N/A N 0 N/A Clinical Normal No Negative 290 ADENOCARCINOMA Mutation for insertions or deletions in EGFR exon 19 NA09- LUNG, M 72 IA F 45 N/A Clinical Mutation KRAS Negative 291 ADENOCARCINOMA G13D for (38G > A) insertions or deletions in EGFR exon 19 NA08- LUNG, M 68 IV F 20 N/A Research Mutation EGFR N/A 056 ADENOCARCINOMA L858R (2573T > G) NA08- LUNG, F 45 IV F 20 N/A Research Normal No N/A 112 ADENOCARCINOMA Mutation NA08- LUNG, F 49 IV N 0 N/A Research Normal No N/A 172 ADENOCARCINOMA Mutation NA08- LUNG, F 54 IIIA F 2 N/A Research Normal No N/A 191 ADENOCARCINOMA Mutation NA08- LUNG, M 44 IIIA F 2 N/A Research Normal No N/A 237 ADENOCARCINOMA Mutation NA08- LUNG, F 74 IB N 0 N/A Research Mutation EGFR N/A 220 ADENOCARCINOMA L858R (2573T > G) NA08- LUNG, M 58 IV N 0 N/A Research Normal No N/A 238 ADENOCARCINOMA Mutation NA09- LUNG, M 22 IV N 0 N/A Research Normal No N/A 025 ADENOCARCINOMA Mutation NA09- LUNG, F 48 IIIA F 10 N/A Research Normal No N/A 026 ADENOCARCINOMA Mutation NA09- LUNG, F N/A N/A F N/A N/A Research Normal No N/A 236 ADENOCARCINOMA Mutation NA09- LUNG, F 74 IB N 0 N/A Research Normal No N/A 292 ADENOCARCINOMA Mutation NA09- LUNG, F 59 IA C 60 N/A Research Mutation NRAS N/A 302 ADENOCARCINOMA Q61L (182A > T) TP53 R248P (743G > C) NA09- LUNG, F 63 IIIA N 0 N/A Research Normal No N/A 303 ADENOCARCINOMA Mutation NA09- LUNG, F 44 IIIA C 30 N/A Research Mutation KRAS N/A 304 ADENOCARCINOMA G12V (35G > T) NA09- LUNG, M 64 IB C 50 N/A Research Normal No N/A 306 ADENOCARCINOMA Mutation NA09- LUNG, F 66 IA F 8 N/A Research Mutation KRAS N/A 307 ADENOCARCINOMA G12C (34G > T) NA09- LUNG, F 60 IB C 43 N/A Research Normal No N/A 293 ADENOCARCINOMA Mutation NA09- LUNG, F 60 IB F 50 N/A Research Normal No N/A 294 ADENOCARCINOMA Mutation NA09- LUNG, F 62 IB F N/A N/A Research Normal No N/A 295 ADENOCARCINOMA Mutation NA09- LUNG, F 75 IB N 0 N/A Research Mutation TP53 N/A 296 ADENOCARCINOMA R248Q (743G > A) NA08- LUNG, F 20 N/A N 0 N/A Research Normal No N/A 051 NEUROENDOCRINE Mutation CARCINOMA NA08- LUNG, M 69 N/A N 0 N/A Research Normal No N/A 052 NEUROENDOCRINE Mutation CARCINOMA NA09- LUNG, NON-SMALL CELL F 55 IV N 0 N/A Clinical Normal No Negative 156 LUNG CARCINOMA Mutation for insertions or deletions in EGFR exon 19 NA09- LUNG, NON-SMALL CELL M 56 IV N 0 N/A Clinical Normal No Negative 166 LUNG CARCINOMA Mutation for insertions or deletions in EGFR exon 19 NA09- LUNG, NON-SMALL CELL M 76 IIIB F 40 N/A Clinical Normal No Negative 186 LUNG CARCINOMA Mutation for insertions or deletions in EGFR exon 19 NA09- LUNG, NON-SMALL CELL F 81 IV N 0 N/A Clinical Normal No Negative 191 LUNG CARCINOMA Mutation for insertions or deletions in EGFR exon 19 NA09- LUNG, NON-SMALL CELL F 66 N/A F N/A N/A Clinical Mutation EGFR Negative 187 LUNG CARCINOMA L858R for (2573T > G) insertions or deletions in EGFR exon 19 NA09- LUNG, NON-SMALL CELL F 55 IV C 30 N/A Clinical Mutation KRAS Negative 188 LUNG CARCINOMA G12C for (34G > T) insertions or deletions in EGFR exon 19 NA09- LUNG, NON-SMALL CELL M 77 IV N 0 N/A Clinical Normal No Negative 338 LUNG CARCINOMA Mutation for insertions or deletions in EGFR exon 19 NA08- LUNG, NON-SMALL CELL F 76 IV N 0 N/A Research Normal No N/A 196 LUNG CARCINOMA Mutation NA09- LUNG, NON-SMALL CELL F 65 IV F 5 N/A Research Normal No N/A 061 LUNG CARCINOMA Mutation NA09- LUNG, SQUAMOUS CELL F 83 IV F 100 N/A Research Mutation KRAS N/A 023 CARCINOMA G12C (34G > T) NA09- LUNG, SQUAMOUS CELL M 86 IIB C 65 N/A Research Normal No N/A 301 CARCINOMA Mutation NA09- LUNG, SQUAMOUS CELL M 76 IB C 120 N/A Research Normal No N/A 305 CARCINOMA Mutation NA09- LUNG, SQUAMOUS CELL F 75 IB F 80 N/A Research Normal No N/A 308 CARCINOMA Mutation NA09- LUNG, SQUAMOUS CELL F 79 IIB F 120 N/A Research Normal No N/A 309 CARCINOMA Mutation NA09- LUNG, SQUAMOUS CELL M 62 IIIA F 40 N/A Research Mutation KRAS N/A 310 CARCINOMA G12A (35G > C) NA09- LUNG, SQUAMOUS CELL M 51 IIA C 33 N/A Research Normal No N/A 311 CARCINOMA Mutation NA09- LUNG, SQUAMOUS CELL M 73 IB F 50 N/A Research Normal No N/A 297 CARCINOMA Mutation NA09- LUNG, SQUAMOUS CELL M 79 IB C 65 N/A Research Normal No N/A 298 CARCINOMA Mutation NA09- LUNG, SQUAMOUS CELL M 62 IA C 30 N/A Research Normal No N/A 299 CARCINOMA Mutation NA09- LUNG, SQUAMOUS CELL F 75 IB C 55 N/A Research Mutation PIK3CA N/A 300 CARCINOMA E542K (1624G > A) NA09- MEDIASTINUM, LARGE F 35 N/A N/A N/A N/A Clinical Normal No Negative 336 CELL Mutation for NEUROENDOCRINE insertions CARCINOMA or deletions in EGFR exon 19 NA09- MELANOMA F 41 N/A N/A N/A N/A Research Mutation NRAS N/A 037 Q61R (182A > G) NA09- MELANOMA M 52 IIB N/A N/A N/A Research Mutation BRAF N/A 045 V600M (1798G > A) NA09- MELANOMA F 52 IV N/A N/A N/A Research Mutation BRAF N/A 041 V600E (1799T > A) NA09- MELANOMA M 83 IV N/A N/A N/A Research Mutation NRAS N/A 047 Q61L (182A > T) NA09- MELANOMA M 58 IV N/A N/A N/A Research Mutation BRAF N/A 046 V600E (1799T > A) NA09- MELANOMA M 67 IIIC N/A N/A N/A Research Mutation BRAF N/A 050 V600E (1799T > A) NA09- PANCREAS, DUCTAL M 78 N/A F N/A N/A Clinical Mutation KRAS Negative 232 ADENOCARCINOMA G12V for (35G > T) insertions or deletions in EGFR exon 19 NA08- PANCREAS, DUCTAL F 48 IV F 20 N/A Research Normal No N/A 060 ADENOCARCINOMA Mutation NA08- PANCREAS, DUCTAL M 49 IV C 156 N/A Research Mutation KRAS N/A 074 ADENOCARCINOMA G12R (34G > C) NA08- PANCREAS, DUCTAL F 77 IV N 0 N/A Research Normal No N/A 099 ADENOCARCINOMA Mutation NA08- PANCREAS, DUCTAL F 77 IIA N 0 N/A Research Normal No N/A 098 ADENOCARCINOMA Mutation NA08- PANCREAS, DUCTAL F 68 IB N 0 N/A Research Normal No N/A 096 ADENOCARCINOMA Mutation NA08- PANCREAS, DUCTAL F 57 IV F 548 N/A Research Mutation KRAS N/A 069 ADENOCARCINOMA G12D (35G > A) NA08- PANCREAS, DUCTAL F 64 IV F 30 N/A Research Mutation KRAS N/A 100 ADENOCARCINOMA G12V (35G > T) TP53 R248Q (743G > A) NA08- PANCREAS, DUCTAL M 64 IIB C 913 N/A Research Mutation KRAS N/A 097 ADENOCARCINOMA G12V (35G > T) NA08- PANCREAS, DUCTAL M 55 N/A F 365 N/A Research Mutation KRAS N/A 093 ADENOCARCINOMA G12R (34G > C) NA08- PANCREAS, DUCTAL M 68 IV N 0 N/A Research Normal No N/A 108 ADENOCARCINOMA Mutation NA08- PANCREAS, DUCTAL M 53 N/A C 365 N/A Research Normal No N/A 158 ADENOCARCINOMA Mutation NA08- PANCREAS, DUCTAL F 47 N/A C 183 N/A Research Mutation KRAS N/A 193 ADENOCARCINOMA G12D (35G > A) NA08- PANCREAS, DUCTAL M 57 IIB F 40 N/A Research Mutation KRAS N/A 170 ADENOCARCINOMA G12D (35G > A) TP53 R175H (524G > A) NA08- PANCREAS, DUCTAL M 84 IB F 548 N/A Research Normal No N/A 166 ADENOCARCINOMA Mutation NA08- PANCREAS, DUCTAL M 82 N/A F 52 N/A Research Mutation KRAS N/A 169 ADENOCARCINOMA G12V (35G > T) NA08- PANCREAS, DUCTAL F 47 N/A N 0 N/A Research Normal No N/A 177 ADENOCARCINOMA Mutation NA08- PANCREAS, DUCTAL M 56 IV F 30 N/A Research Mutation KRAS N/A 212 ADENOCARCINOMA G12V (35G > T) NA08- PANCREAS, M 71 IV N 0 N/A Research Normal No N/A 063 NEUROENDOCRINE Mutation CARCINOMA NA08- PANCREAS, M 60 IV F N/A N/A Research Normal No N/A 068 NEUROENDOCRINE Mutation CARCINOMA NA09- PANCREAS, M 31 N/A N 0 N/A Clinical Normal No Negative 225 PANCREATOBLASTOMA Mutation for insertions or deletions in EGFR exon 19 NA08- PANCREATOBILIARY F 48 IV N/A N/A N/A Research Normal No N/A 161 ADENOCARCINOMA Mutation NA09- PITUITARY, CARCINOMA N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A Research Normal No N/A 118 Mutation NA09- PROSTATE, M 60 N/A N/A N/A N/A Research Normal No N/A 268 ADENOCARCINOMA Mutation NA09- PROSTATE, M 49 N/A N/A N/A N/A Research Normal No N/A 277 ADENOCARCINOMA Mutation NA09- PROSTATE, M 59 N/A N/A N/A N/A Research Normal No N/A 278 ADENOCARCINOMA Mutation NA09- PROSTATE, M 80 N/A N/A N/A N/A Research Mutation KRAS N/A 279 ADENOCARCINOMA G13R (37G > C) NA09- PROSTATE, M 55 N/A N/A N/A N/A Research Normal No N/A 280 ADENOCARCINOMA Mutation NA09- PROSTATE, M 90 N/A N/A N/A N/A Research Normal No N/A 281 ADENOCARCINOMA Mutation NA09- PROSTATE, M 57 N/A N/A N/A N/A Research Normal No N/A 282 ADENOCARCINOMA Mutation NA09- PROSTATE, M 56 N/A N/A N/A N/A Research Normal No N/A 283 ADENOCARCINOMA Mutation NA09- PROSTATE, M 58 N/A N/A N/A N/A Research Normal No N/A 284 ADENOCARCINOMA Mutation NA09- PROSTATE, M 65 N/A N/A N/A N/A Research Normal No N/A 285 ADENOCARCINOMA Mutation NA09- PROSTATE, M 51 N/A N/A N/A N/A Research Normal No N/A 286 ADENOCARCINOMA Mutation NA09- PROSTATE, M 60 N/A N/A N/A N/A Research Normal No N/A 269 ADENOCARCINOMA Mutation NA09- PROSTATE, M 63 N/A N/A N/A N/A Research Mutation CTNNB1 N/A 287 ADENOCARCINOMA S33C (98C > G) NA09- PROSTATE, M 48 N/A N/A N/A N/A Research Normal No N/A 270 ADENOCARCINOMA Mutation NA09- PROSTATE, M 65 N/A N/A N/A N/A Research Mutation CTNNB1 N/A 271 ADENOCARCINOMA S37Y (110C > A) PIK3CA E542K (1624G > A) NA09- PROSTATE, M 58 N/A N/A N/A N/A Research Normal No N/A 272 ADENOCARCINOMA Mutation NA09- PROSTATE, M 60 N/A N/A N/A N/A Research Normal No N/A 273 ADENOCARCINOMA Mutation NA09- PROSTATE, M 69 N/A N/A N/A N/A Research Normal No N/A 274 ADENOCARCINOMA Mutation NA09- PROSTATE, M 58 N/A N/A N/A N/A Research Normal No N/A 275 ADENOCARCINOMA Mutation NA09- PROSTATE, M 85 N/A N/A N/A N/A Research Normal No N/A 276 ADENOCARCINOMA Mutation NA09- SALIVARY GLAND, F 61 IVC N/A N/A N/A Clinical Normal No Negative 181 ADENOID CYSTIC Mutation for CARCINOMA insertions or deletions in EGFR exon 19 NA08- SALIVARY GLAND, M 52 N/A N/A N/A N/A Research Normal No N/A 110 ADENOID CYSTIC Mutation CARCINOMA NA09- SALIVARY GLAND, M 71 N/A N/A N/A N/A Research Normal No N/A 239 ADENOID CYSTIC Mutation CARCINOMA NA08- SINOPHARYNX, M 65 N/A N/A N/A N/A Research Normal No N/A 059 SINONASAL Mutation UNDIFFERENTIATED CARCINOMA NA08- SMALL INTESTINE, F 51 IV N/A N/A N/A Research Normal No N/A 118 ADENOCARCINOMA Mutation NA08- SMALL INTESTINE, M 59 N/A N/A N/A N/A Research Normal No N/A 109 ADENOCARCINOMA Mutation NA08- SOFT TISSUE, F 54 N/A N/A N/A N/A Research Normal No N/A 053 LEIOMYOSARCOMA Mutation NA09- SOFT TISSUE, F 76 N/A N/A N/A N/A Research Normal No N/A 007 MYXOFIBROSARCOMA Mutation NA09- STOMACH, F 72 IV N/A N/A N/A Clinical Normal No Negative 221 ADENOCARCINOMA Mutation for insertions or deletions in EGFR exon 19 NA08- STOMACH, F 50 N/A N/A N/A N/A Research Normal No N/A 095 ADENOCARCINOMA Mutation NA08- STOMACH, F 72 N/A N/A N/A N/A Research Normal No N/A 070 ADENOCARCINOMA Mutation NA08- STOMACH, M 77 IV N/A N/A N/A Research Normal No N/A 234 ADENOCARCINOMA Mutation NA09- STOMACH, M N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A Research Normal No N/A 152 NEUROBLASTOMA Mutation NA09- THYMUS, CARCINOMA F 66 N/A N/A N/A N/A Research Normal No N/A 110 Mutation NA09- THYROID, HURTHLE F N/A N/A N/A N/A Research Mutation TP53 N/A 024 CELL CARCINOMA R306* (916C > T) NA09- THYROID, PAPILLARY F 52 N/A N/A N/A N/A Clinical Normal No Negative 148 CARCINOMA Mutation for insertions or deletions in EGFR exon 19 NA08- THYROID, PAPILLARY F 12 N/A N/A N/A N/A Research Normal No N/A 180 CARCINOMA Mutation

TABLE 5 Mutation distribution across tumor types Cancer Genes Tumor type APC BRAF CTNNB1 EGFR FLT3 JAK2 KIT KRAS NOTCH1 NRAS PIK3CA PTEN TP53 Breast 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 3% 0% 0% 12% 0% 6% 4% 3% 2% <1% 0% 0% 0% 5% 2% 1% 25% 5% 55% CMD 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 40% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A 52% 10% N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A Colorectal 3% 3% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 33% 0% 10% 10% 0% 10% 39% 11% 5% <1% 0% 0% 1% 32% 2% 3% 14% 13% 42% Lung 0% 0% 1% 17% 0% 0% 0% 21% 0% 1% 1% 0% 0% 1% 2% 3% 26% <1% 0% 0% 17% 1% 1% 3% 9% 64% Melanoma 0% 45% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 18% 0% 0% 0% 4% 42% 6% 1% 0% 0% 9% 2% 0% 20% 3% 18% 27% Pancreatic 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 48% 0% 0% 0% 0% 9% 13% 3% 23% <1% 0% 0% 0% 67% 0% 2% 6% 1% 68% Prostate 0% 0% 10% 0% 0% 0% 0% 5% 0% 0% 5% 0% 0% 7% 6% 7% 6% 0% 0% 0% 8% 0% 2% 2% 13% 80% % values: top (our data); bottom (previous reports)

TABLE 6 Assessment of Sample Heterogeneity in Primary Tumors ESTIMATED % % MUTANT = RESPONSE TO SAMPLE_ID TUMOR CELLS MUT * 100/(WT + MUT) MUTATION(S) EGFR TKIs NA09-261 N/A 30% (CTNNB1 S37F) CTNNB1 S37F (110C > T) UNKNOWN 22% (EGFR E746_A750) EGFR E746_A750 del in frm 15 (2235_49del) NA09-137 *10-20%   7% EGFR E746_A750 del in frm 15 (2235_49del) UNKNOWN NA09-184 60% 17% EGFR E746_A750 del in frm 15 (2235_49del) YES NA09-237 N/A 59% EGFR E746_A750 del in frm 15 (2235_49del) YES NA09-238 *60%  74% EGFR E746_A750 del in frm 15 (2235_49del) UNKNOWN NA09-129 60% 14% EGFR E746_A750 del in frm 15 (2236_50del) YES NA09-155 40%  5% EGFR E746_A750 del in frm 15 (2236_50del) UNKNOWN NA09-165 10-20% 12% EGFR L858R (2573T > G) YES NA09-187 N/A 13% EGFR L858R (2573T > G) UNKNOWN NA09-206 40%  6% KRAS G12A (35G > C) NOT APPLICABLE NA09-127 10-20% 41% KRAS G12C (34G > T) NOT APPLICABLE NA09-150 N/A 35% KRAS G12C (34G > T) NOT APPLICABLE NA09-162 N/A 57% KRAS G12C (34G > T) NOT APPLICABLE NA09-188 30% 26% KRAS G12C (34G > T) NOT APPLICABLE NA09-194 25-30% 33% KRAS G12C (34G > T) NOT APPLICABLE NA09-207 60% 49% KRAS G12C (34G > T) NOT APPLICABLE NA09-234 *10-20%  19% KRAS G12C (34G > T) NOT APPLICABLE NA09-253 70-80% 66% KRAS G12C (34G > T) NOT APPLICABLE NA09-117 30% 12% KRAS G12D (35G > A) NOT APPLICABLE NA09-128 80% 45% (KRAS G12D) KRAS G12D (35G > A) NOT APPLICABLE 44% (TP53 R248Q) TP53 R248Q (743G > A) NA09-135 80% 15% KRAS G12V (35G > T) NOT APPLICABLE NA09-193 N/A 31% KRAS G12V (35G > T) NOT APPLICABLE NA09-220 50%  9% KRAS G12V (35G > T) NOT APPLICABLE NA09-232 20-30% 12% KRAS G12V (35G > T) NOT APPLICABLE NA09-291 N/A  7% KRAS G13D (38G > A) NOT APPLICABLE NA09-164 50% 10% TP53 R273L (818G > T) NOT APPLICABLE N/A: not available *Extremely limited tumor tissue

TABLE 7A Amplification Primers SEQ ID Amplification primer name Sequence NO: APC_exon 16A_a1 ACGTTGGATGAGCCAATGGTTCAGAAACAAA 33 APC_exon 16A_a2 ACGTTGGATGTGACACAAAGACTGGCTTACA 34 APC_exon 16B_a1 ACGTTGGATGAGCAGTGTCACAGCACCCTA 35 APC_exon 16B_a2 ACGTTGGATGCTTTGTGCCTGGCTGATTCT 36 APC_exon 16C_a1 ACGTTGGATGTCCTCAAACAGCTCAAACCA 37 APC_exon 16C_a2 ACGTTGGATGGCAGCATTTACTGCAGCTTG 38 APC_exon 16D_a1 ACGTTGGATGCCAAGAGAAAGAGGCAGAAA 39 APC_exon 16D_a2 ACGTTGGATGTGTTGGCATGGCAGAAATAA 40 BRAF_exon 15_a1 ACGTTGGATGTGCTTGCTCTGATAGGAAAATG 41 BRAF_exon 15_a2 ACGTTGGATGCTGATGGGACCCACTCCAT 42 CTNNB1_exon 3_a1 ACGTTGGATGTCACTGGCAGCAACAGTCTT 43 CTNNB1_exon 3_a2 ACGTTGGATGCAGGATTGCCTTTACCACTCA 44 EGFR_exon 18_a1 ACGTTGGATGCCAACCAAGCTCTCTTGAGG 45 EGFR_exon 18_a2 ACGTTGGATGcCTTATACACCGTGCCGAAC 46 EGFR_exon 19_a1 ACGTTGGATGTCGAGGATTTCCTTGTTGGC 47 EGFR_exon 19_a2 ACGTTGGATGGATCCCAGAAGGTGAGAAAG 48 EGFR_exon 20_a1 ACGTTGGATGTGTTCCCGGACATAGTCCAG 49 EGFR_exon 20_a2 ACGTTGGATGATCTGCCTCACCTCCACCGT 50 EGFR_exon 21_a1 ACGTTGGATGCCTCCTTCTGCATGGTATTC 51 EGFR_exon 21_a2 ACGTTGGATGGCAGCATGTCAAGATCACAG 52 FLT3_exon 20_a1 ACGTTGGATGCACGGGAAAGTGGTGAAGAT 53 FLT3_exon 20_a2 ACGTTGGATGcATTGCCCCTGACAACATAG 54 JAK2_exon 14_a1 ACGTTGGATGAGCTTTCTCACAAGCATTTGG 55 JAK2_exon 14_a2 ACGTTGGATGgctctgagaaaggcattagaa 56 KIT_exon 17_a1 ACGTTGGATGTCATGGTCGGATCACAAAGA 57 KIT_exon 17_a2 ACGTTGGATGgagaatgggtactcacGTTTCC 58 KRAS_exon 2_a1 ACGTTGGATGtcattatttttattataagGCCTGCTG 59 KRAS_exon 2_a2 ACGTTGGATGagaatggtcctgcaccagtaa 60 NOTCH1_exon 26A_a1 ACGTTGGATGGGAGCATGTACCCGAGAGG 61 NOTCH1_exon 26A_a2 ACGTTGGATGGAAGTGGAAGGAGCTGTTGC 62 NOTCH1_exon 26B_a1 ACGTTGGATGCAACAGCTCCTTCCACTTCC 63 NOTCH1_exon 26B_a2 ACGTTGGATGATCATCTGCTGGCCGTGT 64 NRAS_exon 2_a1 ACGTTGGATGcaacagGTTCTTGCTGGTGT 65 NRAS_exon 2_a2 ACGTTGGATGgagagacaggatcaggtcagc 66 NRAS_exon 3_a1 ACGTTGGATGTGGTGAAACCTGTTTGTTGG 67 NRAS_exon 3_a2 ACGTTGGATGcctttcagagaaaataatgctcct 68 PIK3CA_exon 2_a1 ACGTTGGATGCCCCTCCATCAACTTCTTCA 69 PIK3CA_exon 2_a2 ACGTTGGATGAAAAGCCGAAGGTCACAAAG 70 PIK3CA_exon 10_a1 ACGTTGGATGGACAAAGAACAGCTCAAAGCAA 71 PIK3CA_exon 10_a2 ACGTTGGATGTTTAGCACTTACCTGTGACTCCA 72 PIK3CA_exon 21_a1 ACGTTGGATGGAGCAAGAGGCTTTGGAGTA 73 PIK3CA_exon 21_a2 ACGTTGGATGATCCAATCCATTTTTGTTGTCC 74 PTEN_exon 5_a1 ACGTTGGATGcttattctgaggttatctttttaccac 75 PTEN_exon 5_a2 ACGTTGGATGTGCACATATCATTACACCAGTTC 76 PTEN_exon 6_a1 ACGTTGGATGttttctgtccaccagGGAGT 77 PTEN_exon 6_a2 ACGTTGGATGTCCAGATGATTCTTTAACAGGTAGC 78 PTEN_exon 7_a1 ACGTTGGATGGGTGAAGATATATTCCTCCAATTCA 79 PTEN_exon 7_a2 ACGTTGGATGttctcccaatgaaagtaaagtacaaa 80 TP53_exon 5_a1 ACGTTGGATGCAAGCAGTCACAGCACATGA 81 TP53_exon 5_a2 ACGTTGGATGCTGCTCACCATCGCTATCTG 82 TP53_exon 7_a1 ACGTTGGATGTGGCTCTGACTGTACCACCA 83 TP53_exon 7_a2 ACGTTGGATGCCAGTGTGATGATGGTGAGG 84 TP53_exon 8_a1 ACGTTGGATGCTACTGGGACGGAACAGCTT 85 TP53_exon 8_a2 ACGTTGGATGGCTTCTTGTCCTGCTTGCTT 86 ssIDH1_ex4_a1 ACGTTGGATGGGCTTGTGAGTGGATGGGTA 87 ssIDH1_ex4_a2 ACGTTGGATGgcaaaatcacattattgccaac 88 ssAKT1_ex3_a1 ACGTTGGATGggtagagtgtgcgtggctct 89 ssAKT1_ex3_a2 ACGTTGGATGAGGTGCCATCATTCTTGAGG 90 ssBRAF_ex11_a1 ACGTTGGATGtctgtttggcttgacttgactt 91 ssBRAF_ex11_a2 ACGTTGGATGtcaccacattacatacttacCATGC 92 ssKRAS_ex3_a1 ACGTTGGATGGTTTCTCCCTTCTCAGGATTC 93 ssKRAS_ex3_a2 ACGTTGGATGCCCACCTATAATGGTGAATATCTTC 94 ssMAP2K1_ex2_a1 ACGTTGGATGattgacttgtgctccccact 95 ssMAP2K1_ex2_a2 ACGTTGGATGCCCCAGCTCACTGATCTTCT 96

TABLE 7B Extension Primers Extension SEQ ID primer name Sequence NO: APC3340_extF ACTGACTGACTGACTGACTGACTGACTGACTGACTGACTGACTG 97 ACTGACTGACTGACTGATCCCAATGGTTCAGAAACAAAT APC4012_extF TGACTGACTGACTGACTGACTGACTGACTGACTGACTGACTGAC 98 TGACTGACTGACTGACTGATCACCAAATCCAGCAGACTG APC4348_extR GACTGACTGACTGACTGACTGACTGACTGACTGACTGACTGACT 99 GACTGATCGTGCTTTATTTTTAGGTACTTCTC APC4666_67insA_extF GACTGACTGACTGACTGACTGACTGACTGACTGACTGACTGACT 100 GACTGACTGATCAGAGAAAGAGGCAGAAAAAA BRAF1798_extF TGACTGACTGACTGACTGACTGACTGACTGACTGGTGATTTTGG 101 TCTAGCTACA BRAF1799_extF GACTGACTGACTGACTGACTGACTGTGATTTTGGTCTAGCTACAG 102 CTNNB1_94_extF GACTGACTGACTGACTGACTGACTGACTGACTGACTGACTGACT 103 GACTGACTGACTGCAGCAACAGTCTTACCTG CTNNB1_95_extR CTGACTGACTGACTGACTGACTGACTGACTGACTGACTGACTGA 104 CTGACTGACTGAACCAGAATGGATTCCAGAG CTNNB1_98_extF GACTGGCAACAGTCTTACCTGGACT 105 CTNNB1_101_extF ACTGACTGACTGACTGATAACAGTCTTACCTGGACTCTG 106 CTNNB1_109_extF CTGACTGACTGACTGACTGACTGACTGCTGGACTCTGGAATCCAT 107 CTNNB1_110_extF CTGACTGTGGACTCTGGAATCCATT 108 CTNNB1_121_extR CTGACTGACTGAcTGACTGACTGACTGACTGACTGACTGAcTGA 109 CTGACTGACTGACTGACTGACTGACAGAGAAGGAGCTGTGG CTNNB1_122_extR GACTGACTGAcTGACTGACTGACTGACTGACTGACTGAcTGACT 110 GACTGACTGACTGACTGACTGAcCTCAGAGAAGGAGCTGTG CTNNB1_133_extR GACTGACTGACTGACTGACTGACTGACTGACTGACTGTGCCTTT 111 ACCACTCAGAG CTNNB1_134_extR CTGACTGACTGACTGACTGACTGACTGTTGCCTTTACCACTCAGA 112 EGFR2155_extF GACTGACTGACTGACTGACTGACTGTCAAAAAGATCAAAGTGCTG 113 EGFR2235_2249del_extF CTGACTGACTGACTGACTGTTCCCGTCGCTATCAA 114 EGFR2235_2249del_extR TGGCTTTCGGAGATGTT 115 EGFR2236_2250del_extF CTGACTGACTGACTGACTGTCCCGTCGCTATCAAG 116 EGFR2236_2250del_extR GACTGACTGACTGACTGATTGGCTTTCGGAGATGT 117 EGFR2369_extR CTGACTGACTGACTGACTGACTGACTGACTAAGGGCATGAGCTGC 118 EGFR2573_extF GACTGACTGACTGACTGACTGACTGACAGATCACAGATTTTGGGC 119 FLT3_2503_extF GACTGACTGACTGACTGACTGACTGACTGACTGACTGACTGACT 120 GACTGACTACTTTGGATTGGCTCGA JAK2_1849_extF ACTGACTGACTGACTGACTGTTTGGTTTTAAATTATGGAGTATGT 121 KIT2447_extF GACTGACTGACTGACTGACTGACTGACTGACTGACGATTTTGGT 122 CTAGCCAGAG KRAS34_extR GACTGAcTGCTCTTGCCTACGCCAC 123 KRAS35_extF CTGACtCTTGTGGTAGTTGGAGCTG 124 KRAS37_extF TGACTGACtGATGGTAGTTGGAGCTGGT 125 KRAS38_extF GACTGACTGACGGTAGTTGGAGCTGGTG 126 NOTCH1_4724_extR CTGACTGACTGACTGACTGACTGACTGACTGACTGACTGACTGA 127 CTGACTGACTGACTGACTGACTGACGCACCACCACCACC NOTCH1_4802_extF ACTGACTGACTGACTGACTGACTGACTGACTGACTGACTGACTG 128 ACTGACTGACTGACTGACTGACTGACTGACTGACTCAGCCGCGT GC NRAS34_extR GACTGACTGCTTTTCCCAACACCAC 129 NRAS35_extF CTGACTGACTGACTGACTGACTGACTGACTGACTGACTGACTGA 130 CTGACTGACTGAGTGGTGGTTGGAGCAG NRAS37_extR GACTGACTGACTGACTGACTGACTGACTGACTGACTGACTGACT 131 GACTCGCTTTTCCCAACAC NRAS38_extR ACTGACTGACTGACTGACTGGCGCTTTTCCCAACA 132 NRAS181_extF GACTGACTGACTGACTGACTGACTGACTGACTGACACATACTGG 133 ATACAGCTGGA NRAS182_extF CTGACTGACTGACTGACTGACTGACTGACTGACTGCATACTGGA 134 TACAGCTGGAC NRAS183_extR GACTGACTGACTGACTGACTGACTGACTGACTGACTGACTGACT 135 GACTGCTCATGGCACTGTACTCTTC PIK3CA263_extF CTGACTGACTGACTGACTGACTGACTGACTGACTGACTAAGAAT 136 TTTTTGATGAAACAAGAC PIK3CA1624_extR TGACTGACTGACTGACTGACTGACTGACTGACTGACTGACTGAC 137 TTCTCCTGCTCAGTGATTT PIK3CA1633_extF GACTGACTGACTGACTGACTGACTGACTGACTGACTGACTGACT 138 GATCCTCTCTCTGAAATCACT PIK3CA1636_extF ACTGACTGACTGACTGACTGACTGACTGACTGACTGACTGACTG 139 ACTGCCTCTCTCTGAAATCACTGAG PIK3CA1637_extF ACTGACTGACTGACTGACTGACTGACTGACTGACTGACTGACTG 140 ACTGCTCTCTCTGAAATCACTGAGC PIK3CA3139_extR TGACTGACTGACTGACTGACTGACTGACTGACTGACTGACTGAC 141 TGACTGACTGACTGACGTCCAGCCACCATGAT PIK3CA3140_extR GTCCAGCCACCATGA 142 PIK3CA3145_extR ACTGACTGACTGACTGACTGACTGACTGACTGACTGACTGACTG 143 ATTTTGTTGTCCAGCCAC PTEN388_extF TGACTGACTGACTGACTTGTAAAGCTGGAAAGGGA 144 PTEN517_extF ACTGACTGACTGACTGACTGACTAGTAACTATTCCCAGTCAGAGG 145 PTEN697_extR ACTGACTGACTGACTGACTGACTGACTGACTGACTGTGAACTTG 146 TCTTCCCGTC PTEN800delA_extF GACTGACTGACTGACTGACTGACTGACTGACTGACTGACTAAAC 147 AGAACAAGATGCTAAAAA TP53_524_extF GACTGACTGACTGACTGACTGACTGACTGACTGACTGACTGACT 148 GACTGACTGACTGACTGACTGACTGACTGACCGGAGGTTGTGAG GC TP53_733_extR GACTGACTGACTGACTGACTGACTGACTGACTGACTGACTCCTC 149 CGGTTCATGC TP53_742_extF ACTGACTGACTGACTGACTGACTGACTGACTGACTGACTGACTG 150 ACTGACTGACTGGGGCGGCATGAAC TP53_743_extF CTGACTGACTGACTGACTGACTGACTGACTGACTGACTGACGGC 151 GGCATGAACC TP53_817_extF CTGACTGACTGACTGACTGACTGACTGACTGACTGACTGACTGA 152 CTGACTGAGGAACAGCTTTGAGGTG TP53_818_extF ACTGACTGACTGACTGACTGACTGACTGACTGACTGACTGACTG 153 ACTGACTGACTGACTGACTGACTGACTGAGAACAGCTTTGAGGT GC TP53_916_extR TGACTGACTGACTGACTGACTGACTGACTGACTGACTGACTGAC 154 TGACTGACTGACTGACTGACTGACTGACTGACTGAGTCCTGCTT GCTTACCTC ssIDH1.395_extR* TGATCCCCATAAGCATGA 155 ssIDH1.394_extR* GACTGACTGGACTGACTGACTGACTGACTGGACTGACTGACTGA 156 GATCCCCATAAGCATGAC ssAKT1.49_extR CTGACTGACTGACTGACTGACTGACTGACTGACTGACTGACTGA 157 CTGACTGACTGACTGACTGACTGACTGAGCCAGGTCTTGATGTA CT ssBRAF1397_extF GACTGACTGACTGACTGACTGACTGACTGACTGACTGACTGACT 158 GACTGACTGACTGACTGACTGGACAAAGAATTGGATCTG ssBRAF1406_extR TGACTGACTGACTGACTGACTGACTGACTGACTGACTGACTGAC 159 TGACTGACTGACTGACTGACTGACTCACTTTCCCTTGTAGACTG TT ssBRAF1789_extF GACTGACTACAGTAAAAATAGGTGATTTTGGT 160 ssEGFR_2582_extR* GACTGACTGACTGACTGACTGACTGACTGACTGACTGACTGACT 161 GACTGACTGACTGACTGACTGACTGCTTCCGCACCCAGC ssEGFR_2156_extF** ACTGACTGACTGACTGACTGACTGACTGACTGACTGACTGACCA 162 AAAAGATCAAAGTGCTGG ssKRAS181_extF ATTCTCGACACAGCAGGT 163 ssKRAS182_extF ACTGACTGACTGACTGACTGACTGACTGACTGACTGACTGACTG 164 ATCTCGACACAGCAGGTC ssKRAS183_extR* TGACTGACTGACTGACTGACTGACTGACTGACTGCTCATTGCAC 165 TGTACTCCTC ssMAP2K1.167_extR* TGACTGACTGACTGACTGACTGACTGACTGACTGACTGACTGAC 166 TGACTGACTGACTGACTCCCACCTTCTGCTTC ssMAP2K1.171_extR CTGACTGACTGACTGACTGACTGACTGACTGACTGACTGACTGA 167 CTGACTGACTGACCAGTTCTCCCACCTTCTG ssMAP2K1.199_extR ACTGACTGACTGACTGACTGACTGACTGACTGACTGACTGACTG 168 ACTGACTGACTGACTGGCTCACTGATCTTCTCAAAGT

TABLE 8A PCR Primer Mixes [Stock] Volume Panel I - PCR Primers (F + R) 4X KRAS exon 2 3 μM 400 μl 2X EGFR exon 19 3 μM 200 μl EGFR exon 20 3 μM 100 μl 2X NRAS exon 3 3 μM 200 μl PI3K exon 10 3 μM 100 μl 2X β-Cat exon 3 3 μM 200 μl Nuclease-Free dH₂O — 200 μl Panel II - PCR Primers (F + R) EGFR exon 19 3 μM 100 μl NRAS exon 2 3 μM 100 μl BRAF exon 15 3 μM 100 μl NRAS exon 3 3 μM 100 μl PI3K exon 2 3 μM 100 μl TP53 exon 7 3 μM 100 μl 2X β-Cat exon 3 3 μM 200 μl Nuclease-Free dH₂O — 600 μl Panel III - PCR Primers (F + R) EGFR exon 19 3 μM 100 μl NRAS exon 2 3 μM 100 μl EGFR exon 21 3 μM 100 μl β-Cat exon 3 3 μM 100 μl PI3K exon 10 3 μM 100 μl AKT1 exon 3 3 μM 100 μl IDH1 exon 4 3 μM 100 μl Nuclease-Free dH₂O — 700 μl Panel IV - PCR Primers (F + R) 2X KRAS exon 2 3 μM 200 μl EGFR exon 19 3 μM 100 μl PTEN exon 6 3 μM 100 μl TP53 exon 7 3 μM 100 μl PI3K exon 21 3 μM 100 μl NOTCH exon 26A 3 μM 100 μl NOTCH exon 26B 3 μM 100 μl IDH1 exon 4 3 μM 100 μl Nuclease-Free dH₂O — 500 μl Panel V - PCR Primers (F + R) 2X b-cat exon 3 3 μM 200 μl 2X KRAS exon 2 3 μM 200 μl TP53 exon 7 3 μM 100 μl TP53 exon 8 3 μM 100 μl 2X APC exon 16D 3 μM 200 μl BRAF exon 11 3 μM 100 μl KRAS exon 3 3 μM 100 μl Nuclease-Free dH₂O — 400 μl Panel VI - PCR Primers (F + R) β-Cat exon 3 3 μM 100 μl 2X KRAS exon 2 3 μM 200 μl EGFR exon 18 3 μM 100 μl KIT exon 17 3 μM 100 μl PI3K exon 21 3 μM 100 μl PI3K ex 10 3 μM 100 μl MAP2K1 exon 2 3 μM 100 μl APC exon 16 B 3 μM 100 μl 2X TP53 exon 8 3 μM 200 μl Nuclease-Free dH₂O — 300 μl Panel VII - PCR Primers (F + R) 2X PI3K exon 21 3 μM 200 μl β-Cat exon 3 3 μM 100 μl 2X BRAF exon 15 3 μM 200 μl 2X NRAS exon 2 3 μM 200 μl PI3K ex 10 3 μM 100 μl 2X APC exon 16 C 3 μM 200 μl 2X APC exon 16 A 3 μM 200 μl Nuclease-Free dH₂O — 200 μl Panel VIII - PCR Primers (F + R) 2X NRAS exon 2 3 μM 200 μl 2X PTEN exon 5 3 μM 200 μl β-Cat exon 3 3 μM 100 μl 2X PTEN exon 7 3 μM 200 μl NRAS exon 3 3 μM 100 μl 2X TP53 exon 5 3 μM 200 μl TP53 exon 8 3 μM 100 μl Nuclease-Free dH₂O — 300 μl Panel IX - PCR Primers (F + R) MAP2K1 exon 2 3 μM 100 μl KRAS exon 3 3 μM 100 μl BRAF exon 15 3 μM 100 μl EGFR exon 18 3 μM 100 μl Nuclease-Free dH₂O — 1000 μl 

TABLE 8B Extension Primer Mixes Primer Volume Stock (8 μl Total) PANEL I Extension Primers KRAS34_R 10 μM 0.8 μl EGFR2235_49 del#1_F  5 μM 0.9 μl EGFR2369_R 10 μM 1.0 μl NRAS181 F 10 μM 1.3 μl PI3K 1633_F  2 μM 0.6 μl b-cat 94_F  5 μM 0.3 μl b-cat121_R  5 μM 1.0 μl Nuclease-Free dH₂O — 2.1 μl PANEL II Extension Primers EGFR2235_49del#2_R*  2 μM 0.4 μl NRAS38_R* 10 μM 1.5 μl BRAF1799_F  2 μM 1.0 μl NRAS182_F  2 μM 0.5 μl PI3K263_F* 10 μM 0.3 μl TP53.742_extF* 10 μM 1.0 μl b-cat95_R*  5 μM 0.7 μl b-cat122_R  5 μM 0.4 μl Nuclease-Free dH₂O — 2.2 μl PANEL III Extension Primers EGFR2236_50del#1_F  5 μM 0.5 μl EGFR2573_F 10 μM 0.5 μl b-cat133_R  5 μM 0.5 μl PI3K1624_R* 10 μM 1.0 μl NRAS35_F  5 μM 0.3 μl AKT1.49_extR 10 μM 1.2 μl IDH1.395_extR 10 μM 0.6 μl EGFR2582_extR* 10 μM 0.4 μl Nuclease-Free dH₂O —   3 μl PANEL IV Extension Primers KRAS35_F  5 μM 0.2 μl EGFR2236_50del#2_R  5 μM 0.2 μl PTEN517_F  5 μM 1.2 μl TP53.733_R* 50 μM 0.5 μl PI3K3139_R  2 μM 0.3 μl NOTCH1.4724_R 50 μM 0.5 μl NOTCH1.4802_F 50 μM 1.0 μl IDH1.394_extR* 10 μM 0.3   Nuclease-Free dH₂O — 3.8 μl PANEL V Extension Primers b-cat110_F  2 μM 1.5 μl KRAS38_F*  5 μM 0.7 μl b-cat134_R  2 μM 0.9 μl TP53.743_F* 10 μM 1.0 μl TP53.817_F* 10 μM 1.0 μl APC4666_67insA_F 10 μM 1.8 μl BRAF1397_extF 10 μM 0.3 μl BRAF1406_extR 10 μM 0.3 μl KRAS182_extF 10 μM 0.3 μl Nuclease-Free dH₂O — 0.2 μl PANEL VI Extension Primers b-cat98_F  2 μM 0.6 μl KRAS37_F*  5 μM 0.2 μl EGFR2155_F 10 μM 0.3 μl KIT2447_F 10 μM 1.2 μl PI3K3145_R 10 μM 1.0 μl PI3K1637_F  2 μM 1.0 μl MAP2K1.167_extR* 10 μM 0.3 μl APC4012_F 10 μM 1.5 μl TP53.818_F 10 μM 0.6 μl Nuclease-Free dH₂O — 1.3 μl PANEL VII Extension Primers PI3K3140_R  2 μM 1.4 μl b-cat101_F*  2 μM 0.6 μl BRAF1798_F  2 μM 0.7 μl NRAS37_R 10 μM 2.4 μl PI3K1636_F 10 μM 0.8 μl APC4348_R* 10 μM 0.1 μl APC3340_F 10 μM 0.7 μl Nuclease-Free dH₂O — 1.3 μl PANEL VIII Extension Primers NRAS34_R 10 μM 0.4 μl PTEN388_F 10 μM 2.0 μl b-cat109_F 10 μM 0.5 μl PTEN697_R 10 μM 0.5 μl PTEN800delA_F 10 μM 1.0 μl NRAS183_R* 10 μM 1.0 μl TP53.524_F 10 μM 2.0 μl TP53.916_R  5 μM 0.4 μl Nuclease-Free dH₂O — 0.2 μl PANEL IX Extension Primers BRAF1789_extF 10 μM 0.3 μl KRAS181_extF 10 μM 0.3 μl BRAF1799_extR  2 μM 0.3 μl MAP2K1.171_extR 10 μM 0.8 μl MAP2K1.199_extR 10 μM 0.6 μl KRAS183_extR 10 μM 0.3 μl EGFR2156_extF 10 μM 0.3 μl Nuclease-Free dH₂O — 5.1 μl

TABLE 9 Synthetic oligonucleotides used for assay validation Oligonucleotide name¹ Sequence Amount² SEQ ID NO: A.ctrl_APC4348C > T GTACTTCTCACTTGGTTTGAGCTGTTTGAGAAAAA 40 pmol  169 A.ctrl_APC4666_67 insA AATCAATAGTTTTTTTCTGCCTCTTTCTCTAAAAA 3 pmol 170 A.ctrl_BRAF1798G > A GAGATTTCATTGTAGCTAGACCAAAATCACAAAAA 3 pmol 171 A.ctrl_CTNNB1_94G > A ATTCCAGAGTTCAGGTAAGACTGTTGCTGCAAAAA 3 pmol 172 A.ctrl_CTNNB1_94G > C ATTCCAGAGTGCAGGTAAGACTGTTGCTGCAAAAA 3 pmol 173 A.ctrl_CTNNB1_94G > T ATTCCAGAGTACAGGTAAGACTGTTGCTGCAAAAA 3 pmol 174 S.ctrl_CTNNB1_95A > G GCAGCAACAGTCTTACCTGGGCTCTGGAATCCATTCTGGT 30 pmol  175 A.ctrl_CTNNB1_98C > G ATGGATTCCACAGTCCAGGTAAGACTGTTGAAAAA 3 pmol 176 A.ctrl_CTNNB1_101G > A ATGGATTTCAGAGTCCAGGTAAGACTGTTGAAAAA 3 pmol 177 A.ctrl_CTNNB1_101G > T ATGGATTACAGAGTCCAGGTAAGACTGTTGAAAAA 10 pmol  178 A.ctrl_CTNNB1_109T > G GTGGCACCAGCATGGATTCCAGAGTCCAGGAAAAA 3 pmol 179 A.ctrl_CTNNB1_110C > A GTGGCACCATAATGGATTCCAGAGTCCAGGAAAAA 3 pmol 180 A.ctrl_CTNNB1_110C > G GTGGCACCACAATGGATTCCAGAGTCCAGGAAAAA 3 pmol 181 A.ctrl_CTNNB1_110C > T GTGGCACCAAAATGGATTCCAGAGTCCAGGAAAAA 3 pmol 182 S.ctrl_CTNNB1_122C > T AATCCATTCTGGTGCCACTATCACAGCTCCTTCTCTGAGT 30 pmol  183 S.ctrl_CTNNB1_133T > C TGCCACTACCACAGCTCCTCCTCTGAGTGGTAAAGGCAAT 3 pmol 184 A.ctrl_EGFR2155G > T GCACCGGAGCACAGCACTTTGATCTTTTTGAAAAA 3 pmol 185 A.ctrl_KIT2447A > T TTCTTGATGACTCTGGCTAGACCAAAATCAAAAAA 3 pmol 186 A.ctrl_KRAS35G > C CCTACGCCAGCAGCTCCAACTACCACAAGTAAAAA 10 pmol  187 A.ctrl_KRAS37G > T TCTTGCCTACGCAACCAGCTCCAACTACCAAAAAA 3 pmol 188 S.ctrl_NOTCH1_4724T > C GAGGCTGGCGGCCGGCACGCCGGTGGTGGTGGTGCTGATG 1 pmol 189 A.ctrl_NOTCH1_4802T > C GAAGACCACGTTGGTGTGCGGCACGCGGCTGAGCTCCCGC 3 pmol 190 S.ctrl_NRAS34G > A ACTGGTGGTGGTTGGAGCAAGTGGTGTTGGGAAAAGCGCA 3 pmol 191 S.ctrl_NRAS35G > C ACTGGTGGTGGTTGGAGCAGCTGGTGTTGGGAAAAGCGCA 3 pmol 192 A.ctrl_NRAS35G > C TGCGCTTTTCCCAACACCAGCTGCTCCAACCACCACCAGT 3 pmol 193 S.ctrl_NRAS37G > T GGTGGTGGTTGGAGCAGGTTGTGTTGGGAAAAGCGCACTG 1 pmol 194 S.ctrl_NRAS38G > A GGTGGTGGTTGGAGCAGGTGATGTTGGGAAAAGCGCACTG 3 pmol 195 S.ctrl_NRAS38G > T GGTGGTGGTTGGAGCAGGTGTTGTTGGGAAAAGCGCACTG 2 pmol 196 A.ctrl_NRAS182A > C TACTCTTCTGGTCCAGCTGTATCCAGTATGAAAAA 5 pmol 197 A.ctrl_NRAS182A > G TACTCTTCTCGTCCAGCTGTATCCAGTATGAAAAA 3 pmol 198 S.ctrl_NRAS183A > C CATACTGGATACAGCTGGACACGAAGAGTACAGTGCCATG 3 pmol 199 S.ctrl_NRAS183A > T CATACTGGATACAGCTGGACATGAAGAGTACAGTGCCATG 3 pmol 200 A.ctrl_PIK3CA1636C > A TCTTTCTCCTTCTCAGTGATTTCAGAGAGAAAAAA 3 pmol 201 S.ctrl_PIK3CA3140A > T AAACAAATGAATGATGCACTTCATGGTGGCTGGACAACAA 3 pmol 202 S.ctrl_PIK3CA3145G > A AATGAATGATGCACATCATAGTGGCTGGACAACAAAAATG 10 pmol  203 A.ctrl_PTEN388C > G ACACCAGTTCCTCCCTTTCCAGCTTTACAGAAAAA 1 pmol 204 A.ctrl_PTEN388C > T ACACCAGTTCATCCCTTTCCAGCTTTACAGAAAAA 3 pmol 205 S.ctrl_TP53_733G > A TAACAGTTCCTGCATGGGCAGCATGAACCGGAGGCCCATC 3 pmol 206 A.ctrl_TP53_817C > T GCACAAACACACACCTCAAAGCTGTTCCGTAAAAA 3 pmol 207 ¹S.ctrl primers were designed as the coding strand (sense) for validation of reverse orientation assays. A.ctrl primers were designed as the non-coding strand (antisense) for validation of forward orientation assays. ²Amount of mutation control oligonucleotide used for SNaPshot assay validation.

TABLE 10 Sequencing Primers Sequencing SEQ Primer ID Annealing Name Sequence NO: Temp MgCl₂ APC_ex16A_Seq_a1^(M13) TGTAAAACGACGGCCAGTGAGCACTGATGATAAACACCT 208 58° C. 40 nmol CAA APC_ex16A_Seq_a2^(M13) CAGGAAACAGCTATGACCATAGGCTGATCCACATGACGTT 209 CTNNB1_ex3_Seq_a1 GATTTGATGGAGTTGGACATGG 210 60° C. 50 nmol CTNNB1_ex3_Seq_a2 TGTTCTTGAGTGAAGGACTGA 211 EGFR_ex18_Seq_a1^(M13) TGTAAAACGACGGCCAGTCTGAGGTGACCCTTGTCTCTG 212 65° C. 40 nmol EGFR_ex18_Seq_a2^(M13) CAGGAAACAGCTATGACCTACAGCTTGCAAGGACTCTGG 213 EGFR_ex19_Seq_a1^(M13) TGTAAAACGACGGCCAGTGGTAACATCCACCCAGATCAC 214 65° C. 40 nmol EGFR_ex19_Seq_a2^(M13) CAGGAAACAGCTATGACCTGAGCAGGGTCTAGAGCAGAG 215 EGFR_ex20_Seq_a1^(M13) TGTAAAACGACGGCCAGTCGAAGCCACACTGACGTGC 216 65° C. 40 nmol EGFR_ex20_Seq_a2^(M13) CAGGAAACAGCTATGACCCTCCTTATCTCCCCTCCCCG 217 EGFR_ex21_Seq_a1^(M13) TGTAAAACGACGGCCAGTTCTTCCCATGATGATCTGTCC 218 65° C. 40 nmol EGFR_ex21_Seq_a2^(M13) CAGGAAACAGCTATGACCCCTGGTGTCAGGAAAATGCT 219 JAK2_ex12_Seq_a1 GCAGCAAGTATGATGAGCAAGCTTTC 220 65° C. 40 nmol JAK2_ex12_Seq_a2 CAGATGCTCTGAGAAAGGCATTAG 221 PIK3CA_ex21_Seq_a1^(M13) TGTAAAACGACGGCCAGTCATACATTCGAAAGACCCTAG 222 58° C. 40 nmol CC PIK3CA_ex21_Seq_a2^(M13) CAGGAAACAGCTATGACCATGGATTGTGCAATTCCTATGC 223 TP53_ex5_Seq_a1 CTTGTGCCCTGACTTTCAAC 224 64° C. 40 nmol TP53_ex5_Seq_a2 ACCAGCCCTGTCGTCTCTC 225 TP53_ex6_Seq_a1 AGGCCTCTGATTCCTCACTG 226 62° C. 50 nmol TP53_ex6_Seq_a2 ACTGACAACCACCCTTAACC 227 TP53_ex7_Seq_a1 TCATCTTGGGCCTGTGTTATC 228 58° C. 50 nmol TP53_ex7_Seq_a2 GAAATCGGTAAGAGGTGGGC 229 TP53_ex8_Seq_a1 TTTCCTTACTGCCTCTTGCTTC 230 58° C. 50 nmol TP53_ex8_Seq_a2 GGAAAGGTGATAAAAGTGAATCTG 231 M13_Seq_a1 TGTAAAACGACGGCCAGT 232 N/A N/A M13_Seq_a2 CAGGAAACAGCTATGACC 233

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It is to be understood that while the invention has been described in conjunction with the detailed description thereof, the foregoing description is intended to illustrate and not limit the scope of the invention, which is defined by the scope of the appended claims. Other aspects, advantages, and modifications are within the scope of the following claims. 

1. A method of providing a genetic profile of a tumor, the method comprising: providing a sample comprising genomic DNA from a tumor cell; and simultaneously determining the identity of one or more alleles listed in Table 3B for each of EGFR and KRAS plus one or more alleles from one or more of AKT1, APC, BRAF, CTNNB1, FLT3, IDH1, JAK2, KIT, MAP2K1, NOTCH1, NRAS, PIK3CA, PTEN, and TP53 in the genomic DNA, wherein the method comprises determining the identity of each allele using a single base extension reaction, thereby providing a genetic profile of the tumor.
 2. The method of claim 1, wherein the method comprises determining the identity of about 6 to 9 alleles in a single reaction.
 3. The method of claim 1, wherein the method comprises determining the identity of all alleles listed in Table 3B.
 4. The method of claim 3, wherein the method comprises performing a plurality of reactions as set forth in Tables 8A and 8B.
 5. The method of claim 1, wherein the tumor cell is from a lung, breast, colorectal, head and neck, or ovarian tumor.
 6. The method of claim 1, wherein the tumor cell is in a formalin-fixed paraffin-embedded biopsy sample.
 7. A method of selecting an appropriate chemotherapy for a subject, the method comprising: providing a sample comprising genomic DNA from a tumor cell from the subject; simultaneously determining the identity of one or more alleles listed in Table 3B for each of EGFR and KRAS plus one or more alleles from one or more of AKT1, APC, BRAF, CTNNB1, FLT3, IDH1, JAK2, KIT, MAP2K1, NOTCH1, NRAS, PIK3CA, PTEN, and TP53 in the genomic DNA, wherein the method comprises determining the identity of each allele using a single base extension reaction, to provide a genetic profile of the tumor; and selecting an appropriate chemotherapy based on the genetic profile of the tumor.
 8. The method of claim 7, wherein the method comprises determining the identity of about 6 to 9 alleles in a single reaction.
 9. The method of claim 7, wherein the method comprises determining the identity of all alleles listed in Table 3B.
 10. The method of claim 9, wherein the method comprises performing a plurality of reactions as set forth in Tables 8A and 8B.
 11. The method of claim 7, wherein if an EGFR 2369C>T, KRAS 34G>T, KRAS 34G>C, KRAS 34G>A, KRAS 35G>T, KRAS 35G>C, KRAS 35G>A, KRAS 37G>T, KRAS 37G>C, KRAS 37G>A, KRAS 38G>T, KRAS 38G>C, or KRAS 38G>A mutation is present, then a therapy comprising an EGFR inhibitor is not selected.
 12. The method of claim 7, further comprising administering the selected chemotherapy to the subject.
 13. The method of claim 12, wherein the chemotherapeutic agent is erlotinib or gefitinib.
 14. The method of claim 7, wherein the subject has lung cancer, breast cancer, colorectal cancer, head and neck cancer, or ovarian cancer.
 15. A method of determining a prognosis for a subject diagnosed with cancer, the method comprising: providing a sample comprising genomic DNA from a tumor cell from the subject; simultaneously determining the identity of one or more alleles listed in Table 3B for each of EGFR and KRAS plus one or more alleles from one or more of AKT1, APC, BRAF, CTNNB1, FLT3, IDH1, JAK2, KIT, MAP2K1, NOTCH1, NRAS, PIK3CA, PTEN, and TP53 in the genomic DNA, wherein the method comprises determining the identity of each allele using a single base extension reaction, to provide a genetic profile of the tumor; and determining a prognosis for the subject based on the genetic profile of the tumor.
 16. The method of claim 15, wherein the method comprises determining the identity of about 6 to 9 alleles in a single reaction.
 17. The method of claim 15, wherein the method comprises determining the identity of all alleles listed in Table 3B.
 18. The method of claim 17, wherein the method comprises performing a plurality of reactions as set forth in Tables 8A and 8B.
 19. The method of claim 15, wherein the subject has a plurality of tumors and the method comprises determining the genetic profile of more than one tumor in the subject.
 20. The method of claim 19, wherein the presence of an identical profile in each tumor indicates that the cancer is metastatic, and the presence of a different profile in each tumor indicates that the cancer is not metastatic.
 21. The method of claim 15, wherein the subject has lung cancer, breast cancer, colorectal cancer, head and neck cancer, or ovarian cancer.
 22. A kit comprising the primers listed in Table
 7. 23. The kit of claim 22, wherein the primers are provided in a container in the combinations as listed in Tables 8A and 8B. 